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This article discusses how to install Matomo on AlmaLinux VPS. What is Matomo? Matomo (formerly Piwik) is an open-source web analytics platform that allows businesses and website owners to track visitor behavior, monitor site performance, and gain insights into user interactions. It is a privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics, giving users full control over their data without relying on third-party services. Key Features of Matomo: Self-Hosted: You can install Matomo on an AlmaLinux VPS server. Privacy Compliance: Matomo is GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant, making it a preferred choice for privacy-conscious organizations. No Data Sampling: Unlike Google Analytics, Matomo provides 100% accurate data without sampling. Customizable Dashboards: Users can create tailored reports and dashboards. Heatmaps & Session Recordings: It offers visual insights into user behavior on web pages. Conversion Tracking & Funnels: Helps in analyzing marketing campaign performance and user journeys. E-commerce & Goal Tracking: Supports tracking sales, product interactions, and goal completions. Prerequisites Before you begin to install Matomo on AlmaLinux VPS, make sure you have: An AlmaLinux VPS running AlmaLinux 8 or later. A sudo user with SSH access. A LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) or LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) stack installed. A domain or subdomain pointing to your VPS. Below you will find general recommendations for which instance types to use. While these should work well for most cases, you may need to adjust the instances types to suit your processing workload. Matomo Analytics is designed for speed. Tracking 100,000 page views per month or less While Matomo can scale to millions of pages, it is also very efficient to run on a smaller scale, even on a shared hosting account. One server is sufficient to host both the database and app server App server minimum recommended configuration: 2 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 50GB SSD disk. Tracking 1 million page views per month or less One server can be sufficient to host both the database and app server App server minimum recommended configuration: 4 CPU, 8 GB RAM, 250GB SSD disk. Tracking 10 million page views per month or less Two servers recommended 1 x App servers, at least 8 CPUs, 16 GB RAM, 100GB SSD disk. Or 2 x App servers, at least 4 CPUs, 4 GB RAM, 100GB SSD disk. 1 x Database server, at least 8 CPUs, 16 GB RAM, 400GB SSD disk. How to Install Matomo on AlmaLinux VPS To install Matomo on AlmaLinux VPS, follow the steps outlined below: Update Your System First, update the system packages to ensure you have the latest versions. sudo dnf update -y Install Apache, MariaDB, and PHP Matomo requires a web server, a database, and PHP. For this guide, we'll use Apache and MariaDB. Install Apache Web Server sudo dnf install httpd -y sudo systemctl enable --now httpd Install MariaDB Database Server sudo dnf install mariadb-server -y sudo systemctl enable --now mariadb Secure your database installation: sudo mysql_secure_installation Follow the prompts to set a root password and remove unnecessary access. Install PHP and Required Extensions Matomo requires PHP 7.4 or later. Install the necessary PHP extensions: sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm -y sudo dnf install -y https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm sudo dnf update && sudo dnf upgrade -y sudo dnf module reset php -y sudo dnf module enable php:remi-8.1 -y sudo dnf install php php-cli php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-curl php-common php-imagick php-bz2 php-intl -y Restart Apache to apply changes: sudo systemctl restart httpd Create a Database for Matomo Log in to MySQL: sudo mysql -u root -p Create a database and user: CREATE DATABASE matomo; CREATE USER 'matomo_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strongpassword'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON matomo.* TO 'matomo_user'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT; Download and Extract Matomo Navigate to the web root directory: cd /var/www/html Download Matomo: sudo wget https://builds.matomo.org/matomo-latest.zip Extract the archive: sudo dnf install unzip -y sudo unzip matomo-latest.zip Set correct permissions: sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/matomo sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/matomo Configure Apache for Matomo Create a new virtual host file: sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/matomo.conf Add the following configuration: ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ServerName matomo.raddemo.host DocumentRoot /var/www/html/matomo/ DirectoryIndex index.php Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted Options None Require all denied Options None Require all granted Options None Require all denied Options None Require all denied ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/matomo_error.log" CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/matomo_access.log" combined Save the file and restart Apache: sudo systemctl restart httpd Complete the Installation via Web Interface Open a web browser and navigate to http://matomo.raddemo.host/matomo/. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Enter the database details created earlier. Create an admin account and configure settings as needed. Finish setup and log in to start using Matomo. Secure Your Installation Enable HTTPS Install Certbot and configure an SSL certificate: sudo dnf install epel-release -y sudo dnf install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y sudo certbot --apache -d matomo.raddemo.host Configure Firewall Allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic: sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-servicehttp sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-servicehttps sudo firewall-cmd --reload Conclusion You now know how to install Matomo on AlmaLinux VPS. You now have a powerful, self-hosted web analytics solution to track and analyze visitor data securely. Don't forget to update Matomo and your server regularly to ensure security and optimal performance.

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