Installation of Ackee on Fedora Server

Ackee is a self-hosted analytics tool aimed at those who want to gain insights into their website’s visitors. It is easy to set up and use, and provides a range of features such as metrics and reports.

In this tutorial, we’ll go through the process of installing Ackee on Fedora Server latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that:

  1. You have Fedora Server installed and running.
  2. You have an internet connection.

Step 1: Update the system

It is always a good practice to update the system so that all packages are up-to-date. To perform system update, follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal and log in as a superuser.
  2. Run the command:
dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Node.js

Ackee requires Node.js version 12 or higher to run. Follow the steps below to install Node.js:

  1. Open the terminal and log in as a superuser.
  2. Run the command:
dnf module install nodejs:12 -y
  1. Verify the installation by running the command:
node --version

Step 3: Install MongoDB

Ackee stores its data in MongoDB. Follow the steps below to install MongoDB:

  1. Open the terminal and log in as a superuser.
  2. Add the MongoDB repository by running the command:
dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/8Server/mongodb-org/4.4/x86_64/
  1. Install MongoDB by running the command:
dnf install mongodb-org -y
  1. Start and enable MongoDB by running the command:
systemctl start mongod
systemctl enable mongod
  1. Verify the installation by running the command:
mongo --version

Step 4: Install Ackee

Now that Node.js and MongoDB are installed, we can begin installing Ackee. Follow the steps below:

  1. Open the terminal and log in as a superuser.
  2. Install Ackee by running the command:
npm install -g ackee-server
  1. Start Ackee by running the command:
ackee-server --mongodb-uri mongodb://localhost:27017/ackee
  1. Access Ackee by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Ackee on Fedora Server latest by installing Node.js, MongoDB and Ackee. Ready to get insights from your website visitors? Start exploring Ackee today!