# Run Matomo - Google Analytics Alternative - in Docker

## What is Matomo?

> Matomo is the leading Free/Libre open analytics platform. Matomo aims to be a Free software alternative to Google Analytics and is already used on more than 1,400,000 websites. Privacy is built-in! -https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo

## Installing Docker

1. Log into the Linux based device
2. Run the following commands in the terminal
   # install prerequisites
   sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
   # add docker gpg key
   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   # add docker software repository
   sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
   # install docker
   sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
   # enable and start docker service
   sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
   # add the current user to the docker group
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
   # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
   su - $USER

## Running Matomo

1. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
   # create a working directory
   mkdir ~/docker/matomo -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p
   # set owner of working directories
   sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
   # allow the container to write to working directories
   sudo chmod a+rwx -R ~/docker/matomo
   # run the mariadb docker container
   docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@$$ -e MYSQL_USER=matomo_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD='M4tom0!' -e MYSQL_DATABASE=matomo -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql -p 3306:3006 --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest
   # start the matomo container
   docker run -d --name matomo --link mariadb -p 80:80 -v ~/docker/matomo:/var/www/html -e MATOMO_DATABASE_HOST=mariadb -e MATOMO_DATABASE_USERNAME=matomo_rw -e MATOMO_DATABASE_PASSWORD='M4tom0!' -e MATOMO_DATABASE_DBNAME=matomo --restart=unless-stopped matomo
2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP
3. Click Next at the Welcome screen
4. Scroll to the bottom of the System Check screen > Click Next
5. Verify the Database Setup form > Click Next
6. Click Next on the Creating the Tables page
7. Enter a Superuser login, password and email > Click Next
8. Complete the form to setup the first site to start tracking analytics > Click Next
9. Click Next then Continue to Matomo
10. Login with the Superuser username and password created earlier
11. Welcome to Matomo

Additional Information: https://matomo.org/