countly Installation Guide Installation Guide

countly is a free and open-source product analytics. Countly provides product analytics for web, mobile, and desktop

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 4GB minimum

Storage: 20GB for data

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 6001 (default countly port)

API on 3001

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install countly
sudo dnf install -y countly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now countly

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6001/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install countly
sudo apt install -y countly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now countly

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 6001

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Install countly
sudo pacman -S countly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now countly

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Install countly
apk add --no-cache countly

# Enable and start service
rc-update add countly default
rc-service countly start

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Install countly
sudo zypper install -y countly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now countly

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6001/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install countly

# Start service
brew services start countly

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install countly

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'countly_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service countly start

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install countly

# Or using Scoop
scoop install countly

# Verify installation
countly --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/countly

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
countly --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable countly

# Start service
sudo systemctl start countly

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop countly

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart countly

# Check status
sudo systemctl status countly

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u countly -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add countly default

# Start service
rc-service countly start

# Stop service
rc-service countly stop

# Restart service
rc-service countly restart

# Check status
rc-service countly status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'countly_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service countly start

# Stop service
service countly stop

# Restart service
service countly restart

# Check status
service countly status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start countly
brew services stop countly
brew services restart countly

# Check status
brew services list | grep countly

powershell

# Start service
net start countly

# Stop service
net stop countly

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service countly
Stop-Service countly
Restart-Service countly

# Check status
Get-Service countly

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream countly_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:6001;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name countly.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name countly.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/countly.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/countly.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://countly_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName countly.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://countly.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName countly.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/countly.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/countly.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:6001/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:6001/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend countly_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/countly.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend countly_backend

backend countly_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server countly1 127.0.0.1:6001 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R countly:countly /etc/countly
sudo chmod 750 /etc/countly

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6001/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status countly

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u countly -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep countly)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/countly"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/countly-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/countly /var/lib/countly

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/countly-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop countly

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/countly/countly-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start countly

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u countly -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/countly/countly.log

# Check configuration
countly --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/countly

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 6001

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 6001

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep countly)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep countly)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 6001

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  countly:
    image: countly:latest
    ports:
      - "6001:6001"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/countly
      - ./data:/var/lib/countly
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update countly

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade countly

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu countly

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade countly

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update countly

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade countly

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/countly-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/countly

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart countly

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/countly

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/countly -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/countly

Official Documentation: https://docs.countly.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/countly/countly

Community Forum: https://forum.countly.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.countly.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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