How to install GlitchTip on Ubuntu Server Latest

Step 1: Update Ubuntu Server

Open a terminal on your Ubuntu server and update the system to ensure that you have the latest packages and dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install MongoDB

GlitchTip requires a MongoDB database to store its data. Install the latest version of MongoDB by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb

After installation, start the MongoDB service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mongodb

Step 3: Install GlitchTip

There are different ways to install GlitchTip on Ubuntu server.

Option 1: using pip

If you have pip installed, you can install GlitchTip by running the following command:

sudo pip install glt

Option 2: using Docker

If you prefer running GlitchTip in a Docker container, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install Docker on your Ubuntu Server by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install docker-ce
  1. Pull the GlitchTip image from Docker Hub by running the following command:
sudo docker pull gltapp/glt:latest
  1. Create a new container based on the GlitchTip image by running the following command:
sudo docker run -d -p 8080:80 gltapp/glt

This command creates a new container and maps the container port 80 to the host port 8080.

Step 4: Configure GlitchTip

After installation, you need to configure GlitchTip by setting up your email and other parameters.

  1. Copy the default configuration file by running the following command:
sudo cp /etc/glt.conf.sample /etc/glt.conf
  1. Edit the configuration file /etc/glt.conf using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/glt.conf

This will open the configuration file in nano text editor. You need to set the following parameters:

  • host: the hostname or IP address of your server.
  • port: the port number that GlitchTip listens on (the default is 80).
  • email_use_tls: set it to true if your email server requires TLS/SSL.
  • email_host: the hostname or IP address of your email server.
  • email_port: the port number of your email server (the default is 25).
  • email_username: your email username.
  • email_password: your email password.
  1. Save the configuration file by pressing Ctrl + X and then Y.

Step 5: Start GlitchTip

After you've configured GlitchTip, start it by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start glt

You can check the GlitchTip logs by running the following command:

sudo tail -f /var/log/glt.log

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install GlitchTip on Ubuntu server, configure it, and start it. Now you can monitor your application errors and exceptions easily with GlitchTip.