How to Install Offen on Windows 10

This tutorial will show you how to install Offen, an open-source web analytics platform, on your Windows 10 machine. Offen is a self-hosted solution, which means you will need to have your own server or hosting environment to install it on.

Prerequisites

Before we get started on the installation process, you should have the following:

• A Windows 10 machine
• A web server (e.g. Apache or Nginx) installed and running
• PHP version 7.2 or later installed and running
• Composer installed

Step 1: Download Offen

To download Offen, visit the official website and click on the "Download" button. This will download a ZIP file containing the source code.

After downloading, extract the ZIP file into your web server's document root directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Open a command prompt and navigate to the Offen directory using the cd command. Once you are in the directory, run the following command:

composer install

This will install all the necessary dependencies for Offen.

Step 3: Configure Offen

Offen needs to be configured with your MySQL database credentials. To do this, create a new file called .env in the root directory of the Offen installation. Copy the contents of the .env.example file and paste it into the .env file.

Next, replace the DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD fields with your actual MySQL database credentials.

Step 4: Create a Database

Create a new database for Offen in your MySQL server.

Step 5: Run Migrations

Run the following command to run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate

This will create the necessary database tables for Offen.

Step 6: Start the Web Server

Finally, start your web server and navigate to the Offen installation in your web browser. You should see the Offen dashboard and be able to start using the platform to track website analytics.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Offen on Windows 10.