Installing GoAccess on NetBSD

GoAccess is an open-source web log analyzer and real-time monitor that can be used to analyze and visualize web server logs. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install GoAccess on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure your NetBSD system is up to date, and all necessary packages are installed. You will need root access to complete the installation.

Step 1: Install System Packages

The first step is to install the necessary system packages required by GoAccess. Open a terminal and run the following command to install the packages:

pkgin update
pkgin install gcc make libmaxminddb libmaxminddb-tools libmaxminddb-devel zlib zlib-devel ncurses ncursesw ncursesw-devel

Step 2: Download GoAccess

Go to the GoAccess download page https://goaccess.io/download and select the NetBSD version. Copy the link to the latest stable release.

cd /usr/local/src
ftp -o goaccess.tar.gz <download_link>

Step 3: Extract the tar archive

Use tar to extract the tar archive downloaded.

tar -xzvf goaccess.tar.gz

Step 4: Install GoAccess

Navigate to the extracted directory, configure the installation with the following command:

cd goaccess-1.4
./configure --enable-utf8 --enable-geoip=legacy --enable-ssl=openssl

Compile and install GoAccess with the following commands:

make
make install

Step 5: Test Installation

You can test the installation by running the following command:

goaccess --version

If the installation was successful, you should get the version number of GoAccess.

Conclusion

This tutorial covered the steps to install GoAccess on NetBSD. GoAccess is an excellent tool for monitoring and analyzing web server logs. With this installation, you can now monitor your web server traffic in real-time and generate reports and visualizations using GoAccess.