How to Install Countly Community Edition on OpenBSD

Countly Community Edition is an open-source mobile and web analytics platform that allows you to track how your users are interacting with your applications. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Countly Community Edition on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A server running OpenBSD 6.5 or later
  • Root access to the server

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing Countly, let's make sure our system is up to date:

$ sudo pkg_add -u

This will update your package repository.

Step 2: Install Countly Dependencies

Countly requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. We will install them using pkg_add command:

$ sudo pkg_add node git mongodb redis \
    py-pip py-cffi py-virtualenv gettext git

Step 3: Clone Countly

Next, we will clone the Countly repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/Countly/countly-server.git

This will create a directory called "countly-server" in your home directory.

Step 4: Configure Countly

Before running Countly, we need to configure it. Change to the Countly directory:

$ cd ~/countly-server

Then, copy the sample configuration file and edit it:

$ cp api/config.sample.js api/config.js
$ nano api/config.js

Edit the following settings in the config.js file:

  • Change "localhost" to "0.0.0.0" in "serverDefaultIp" and "api" sections.
  • Uncomment the "mongodb" section and set the database username and password. This can also be set as ENV variables, see the comments in the configuration file below the MongoDB section.
  • Uncomment the "service" section and set the default email address and password. This will be used to send emails.
  • Save the file.

Step 5: Install Countly

Now that we have configured Countly, let's install it:

$ cd ~/countly-server
$ npm install

This will install all required dependencies for Countly.

Step 6: Start MongoDB and Redis

Next, we need to start MongoDB and Redis:

$ sudo /usr/local/bin/mongod
$ redis-server

Step 7: Start Countly

Finally, we can start Countly:

$ cd ~/countly-server/bin/
$ ./countly start

This will start Countly and it will be available on port 6001. Access Countly by navigating to http://[your-server-ip-address]:6001 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Countly Community Edition on OpenBSD.