How to Install Ackee on Manjaro

Ackee is a free, open source self-hosted analytics tool. In this tutorial, we will be installing it on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

A Manjaro installation
sudo privileges
Node.js and NPM installed (You can install them using this command: sudo pacman -S nodejs npm)

Installing Ackee

First, go to the Ackee website https://ackee.electerious.com, and download the latest release.
Extract the downloaded archive.
Open the terminal and navigate to the extracted folder.
Install dependencies using the following command:
```
npm install --production
```
Run Ackee using the following command:
```
node ./
```
Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Ackee login page.
To create a new account, click on the "Sign up" button and follow the instructions.
Once signed in, you can start using Ackee to track your website visitors.

Running Ackee as a Service

Instead of running Ackee manually, you can set it up as a system service so that it starts automatically on boot.

Install pm2 using the following command:
```
sudo npm install -g pm2
```
Go to the Ackee folder and start Ackee using pm2:
```
pm2 start index.js --name ackee
```

Set pm2 to start Ackee on system boot:

pm2 startup systemd
sudo systemctl enable pm2-root

Now Ackee will start automatically on system boot.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Ackee on Manjaro and set it up as a system service so that it starts automatically on boot. You can now use Ackee to track your website visitors.