How to Install AWStats on NixOS Latest

AWStats is a free and open-source web analytics tool that allows you to analyze and generate reports based on the traffic of your website. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install AWStats on NixOS Latest.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before installing AWStats, it is important to update your system's package manager.

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install Apache Web Server

AWStats requires a web server to function properly. In this tutorial, we will be using Apache as our web server.

sudo nix-env -i apache

Step 3: Install AWStats

To install AWStats, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -i awstats

Step 4: Configure AWStats

After installing AWStats, navigate to /etc/awstats directory and copy the awstats.model.conf file to awstats.conf.

cd /etc/awstats/
sudo cp awstats.model.conf awstats.conf

Next, open the awstats.conf file and modify the following parameters to match your system's configuration and needs:

LogFile="/var/log/httpd/access_log"
SiteDomain="example.com”
HostAliases="localhost 127.0.0.1 REGEX[^.*$]"

You can find more configuration options from the official AWStats documentation.

Step 5: Generate AWStats Report

Once everything is configured properly, run the following command to generate the AWStats report:

awstats -update -config=example.com

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured AWStats on NixOS Latest. You can now access the generated reports by visiting http://localhost/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=example.com in your favorite web browser.