How to Install Umami on EndeavourOS

Introduction

Umami is an open-source analytics platform that helps you monitor your website traffic. It offers a simple, fast, and efficient way to track your website data, such as pageviews, user behavior, popular pages, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Umami on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest
  • Root or sudo user access to the server
  • Access to the Terminal

Step 1 - Install Node.js

Umami is built with Node.js, so you need to install Node.js on your system.

  1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for "Terminal" in the Applications menu.
  2. Update the package list using the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install Node.js by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
  1. Verify the installation by checking the version of Node.js and npm:
node -v
npm -v

Step 2 - Install Umami

Now that you have Node.js installed on your system, you can install Umami.

  1. Download the latest version of Umami from https://github.com/mikecao/umami/releases.

  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to a directory of your choice:

tar xvfz umami-vX.X.X-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Note: Replace X.X.X with the latest version number.

  1. Move the extracted directory to /opt/umami/:
sudo mv umami-vX.X.X-linux-amd64 /opt/umami/
  1. Change the ownership of the Umami directory:
sudo chown -R user:user /opt/umami/

Note: Replace user:user with your username.

  1. Change the directory to /opt/umami/:
cd /opt/umami/
  1. Install the necessary dependencies:
npm install --production

Step 3 - Configure Umami

In this step, we will configure Umami for use.

  1. Copy the .env.sample file and create a new .env file:
cp .env.sample .env
  1. Open the .env file in your favorite text editor:
nano .env

  1. Update the following configuration values:

    • URL: The URL of your Umami instance.
    • DB_DRIVER: The database driver to use (e.g., sqlite, mysql, postgres).
    • DB_NAME: The name of the database to use.
    • DB_USER: The username used to access the database.
    • DB_PASSWORD: The password used to access the database.

Note: You can leave the default values as is if you prefer to use SQLite.

  1. Save and close the .env file.

Step 4 - Start Umami

In this step, we will start Umami for the first time.

  1. Change the directory to /opt/umami/:
cd /opt/umami/
  1. Start Umami by running the following command:
npm start
  1. The output should look like this:
> [email protected] start /opt/umami
> nodemon server.js

[nodemon] 2.0.13
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] watching path(s): *.*
[nodemon] watching extensions: js
[nodemon] starting `node server.js`
Umami is ready! Please visit http://localhost:3000

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

  2. You should see the Umami setup page. Follow the setup instructions to complete the installation.

  3. Once the setup is complete, you will be redirected to the Umami dashboard.

  4. To stop the Umami server, go back to the Terminal and press Ctrl+C.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Umami on your EndeavourOS Latest system. You can now start tracking your website traffic using Umami. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to refer to the official Umami documentation or community support.