How to Install Ackee on Ubuntu Server Latest

Ackee is an open-source analytics tool that helps web developers to keep track of their website traffic, which pages are popular, visitor flow and heatmaps. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Ackee on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure your system is up-to-date and has all required packages installed. Additionally, we need to have an active internet connection to download and install the required packages.

Step 1: Update The System

To update your Ubuntu system to the latest version, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

It will update and upgrade all the installed packages of your system to the newest versions.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Ackee requires some dependencies before we can install it. Run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo apt install curl build-essential libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev libjpeg-dev libgif-dev librsvg2-dev -y

Step 3: Install MongoDB

Ackee uses a MongoDB database to store all analytics data. To install MongoDB on the Ubuntu server, follow the below steps:

Add MongoDB Repository

First, add the MongoDB repository key by running the following command:

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -

After that, add the MongoDB repository in the Ubuntu package list:

echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list

Install MongoDB

Update the packages list again by running the following command:

sudo apt update

And then install MongoDB using the following command:

sudo apt install mongodb-org -y

Enable MongoDB

Start and enable MongoDB on your system using the following commands:

sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod

Step 4: Download and Install Ackee

To download and install the Ackee analytics tool, follow the below steps:

Download Ackee

Run the below command to download the Ackee file using the CURL command:

curl -L https://github.com/electerious/Ackee/archive/refs/tags/v5.0.0.tar.gz -o ackee.tar.gz

Extract the Archive

Extract the downloaded Ackee archive using the following command:

tar xzf ackee.tar.gz

Move the extracted folder to the '/opt' directory using the following command:

sudo mv Ackee-5.0.0 /opt/ackee

Install Ackee

Navigate to the Ackee directory using the following command:

cd /opt/ackee

Install all the required Ackee dependencies using the following command:

npm install

Start Ackee

After the installation process, start the Ackee analytics tool using the following command:

npm start

You can now access the Ackee website on your Ubuntu Server by accessing the following URL in your web browser:

http://your_server_ip:3000/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Ackee on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now you can start using the Ackee analytics tool to monitor your website traffic, pages, visitors, and heatmaps.