How to Install PostHog on NixOS Latest

PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform that empowers businesses to understand how users interact with their website or application. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PostHog on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Kubernetes cluster with a minimum of two nodes.
• An active domain name pointing to the IP address of one of the nodes.

Step 1: Install kubectl

kubectl is a command-line tool that allows you to interact with your Kubernetes cluster. To install kubectl on NixOS, run the following command:

$ nix-env --install kubectl

Step 2: Install Helm

Helm is a package manager that simplifies the installation of Kubernetes applications. Run the following command to install the Helm package manager:

$ nix-env --install helm

Step 3: Install cert-manager

Cert-manager is a Kubernetes application that automates the management and issuance of TLS certificates. To install cert-manager, run the following command:

$ helm install cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager --namespace cert-manager --version v1.5.3 --set installCRDs=true

Step 4: Configure your DNS

You will need to configure your DNS by adding a wildcard DNS record pointing to the IP address of one of the nodes in your Kubernetes cluster.

Step 5: Add the PostHog helm repository

Run the following command to add the PostHog helm repository:

$ helm repo add posthog https://posthog.github.io/charts

Step 6: Install PostHog

To install PostHog, run the following command:

$ helm upgrade --install posthog posthog/posthog -n posthog --create-namespace --set ingress.hosts[0].host=*.<your-domain-name>

Step 7: Access PostHog

Once the installation is complete, you can access PostHog by navigating to https://<your-domain-name>. You will be prompted to create a new user account and password to log into to PostHog.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PostHog on NixOS Latest.