Installing Offen on OpenSUSE Latest

Offen is an open-source web analytics software that respects the privacy of all users by collecting anonymous data only. It uses a self-hosted approach, which means that you can host your analytics server on your own server and have full control over your data. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Offen on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A server with OpenSUSE installed
  • Root access to the server
  • Docker and Docker Compose installed on the server. If not, you can install them using the following command:
sudo zypper install docker docker-compose

Step 1: Download the Offen Package

First, download the latest version of the Offen package from the official website by running the following command:

wget https://github.com/offen/offen/releases/download/vX.Y.Z/offen-X.Y.Z.tar.gz

Replace X.Y.Z with the version number.

Step 2: Extract the Offen Package

Once the download is complete, extract the Offen package using the following command:

tar -zxvf offen-X.Y.Z.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Offen

Navigate to the extracted directory and open the .env file using your favorite text editor:

cd offen-X.Y.Z
vim .env

Update the following fields in the .env file:

  • OFFEN_DOMAIN: The domain name or IP address that your Offen instance will run on.
  • OFFEN_SECRET: A long string of random characters used to encrypt data in the database. Generate a new secret by running the following command:
openssl rand -hex 64

Copy the output and replace YOUR_SECRET with it in the .env file:

OFFEN_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET

Save and close the .env file.

Step 4: Start Offen

Start the Offen service using Docker Compose:

sudo docker-compose up -d

This command will start the Offen service in detached mode, which means that it will run in the background.

Step 5: Verify Offen

To verify that Offen is running correctly, open your web browser and navigate to http://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME_OR_IP_ADDRESS:8080. You should see the Offen dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Offen on OpenSUSE. You can now start collecting web analytics data while respecting the privacy of your users.