How to Install PostHog on Windows 10

PostHog is a powerful open-source product analytics tool that helps businesses to understand their user behaviors and make better decisions. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps to installing PostHog on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, ensure that your system has the following requirements:

  • Running on Windows 10 OS
  • Have a command-line interface (CLI) installed, like PowerShell or Git Bash

Steps

  1. Download the latest Windows Installer package of PostHog from https://posthog.com/docs/installation/running-posthog-on-premise/

  2. Extract the downloaded archive in a suitable directory on your system using the following commands:

$ mkdir C:\PostHog

$ tar -xzvf <path to downloaded PostHog archive> -C C:\PostHog
  1. Navigate the extracted directory by using the following command:
$ cd C:\PostHog\posthog-<version>
  1. Create a new .env file by copying the example file like so:
$ copy .env.example .env
  1. Update the .env file by changing the following values:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@db:5432/posthog
REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379

  1. Install Docker for Windows by downloading the installer from the official Docker website.

  2. Launch Docker Desktop for Windows and wait until it starts running.

  3. Once Docker is running, open the command-line interface and navigate back to the PostHog directory.

$ cd C:\PostHog\posthog-<version>
  1. Use the following command to start the Docker container:
$ docker-compose up

This command will initiate the setup of PostHog in a Docker container.

  1. After the installation process is finished, verify if PostHog is up and running by opening a web browser and entering http://localhost:8000 in the address bar.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PostHog on your Windows 10 machine!

Conclusion

PostHog is an excellent analytics tool that provides you with valuable information about your user's behavior that can help your business grow. By following this tutorial, you will have PostHog installed on your Windows 10 machine and ready to use.