GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser. In this guide, we will walk through the steps to install GoAccess on Rocky Linux 8.

Step 1: Update Your System

Start by ensuring your system is up to date:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing GoAccess, install the necessary dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y gcc-c++ geoip-devel glib2-devel ncurses-devel

Step 3: Download GoAccess

Download the latest version of GoAccess from its official GitHub repository:

wget https://tar.goaccess.io/goaccess-1.5.5.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive:

tar -xzvf goaccess-1.5.5.tar.gz

Step 4: Compile and Install GoAccess

Navigate into the GoAccess directory and compile it:

cd goaccess-1.5.5
./configure --enable-utf8 --with-geoip --with-gdbm --with-pcre
make
sudo make install

Step 5: Verify Installation

Check if GoAccess is installed correctly by running:

goaccess --version

Step 6: Configure GoAccess

Create a configuration file for GoAccess:

sudo nano /etc/goaccess/goaccess.conf

Add your log format configuration (example for Nginx):

log-format %h %^[%d:%t %^] "%r" %s %b "%R" "%u"

Step 7: Run GoAccess

You can now run GoAccess with your web server's access log. For example:

goaccess /var/log/nginx/access.log -c

The -c option allows you to run it in interactive mode.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed GoAccess Web Log Analyzer on Rocky Linux 8. This tool will help you monitor and analyze your web traffic effectively.

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