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Phenixops at 23:30, 21 October 2021

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	Where a packetscanner like Wireshark provides a good idea of the traffic it cannot provide you insights of the webserver so it can be a good combination to troubleshoot issues related to network and content.		Where a packetscanner like Wireshark provides a good idea of the traffic it cannot provide you insights of the webserver so it can be a good combination to troubleshoot issues related to network and content.

			I use GoAcess on my [[Piaware]] project to see if the uplink is working and who visits my flightradar.

	== Get it now ==		== Get it now ==

Phenixops at 23:25, 21 October 2021

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	My practical use case is to use GoAccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the GoAccess website. https://goaccess.io/download		My practical use case is to use GoAccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the GoAccess website. https://goaccess.io/download

	This concludes my review of GoAccess ~~sofar~~, i will update the post when i have new findings and find the right regular expressions for the files i would like to process.		This concludes my review of GoAccess for now, i will update the post when i have new findings and find the right regular expressions for the files i would like to process. Check the categories below for other projects, tips and tricks.

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Phenixops at 23:20, 21 October 2021

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	=~~Goaccess~~ yes!=		=GoAccess yes!=

	== What is it ? ==		== What is it ? ==
			GoAccess is a logfile analyzer that can be used from the command prompt, no need to install a framework, get an account on a website or any other delays. Just download it and get to work immediately.

	~~Goaccess is a logfile analyzer that can be used from the command prompt, no need to install a framework, get an account on a website or any other delays. Just download it and get to work immediately.~~		== Working with GoAccess ==

	== Working with ~~Goaccess~~ ==
	Recently i have discovered this great tool that helps me to get some insights about the visitors of my website. I use it to see where visitors come from and to see what content is most popular.		Recently i have discovered this great tool that helps me to get some insights about the visitors of my website. I use it to see where visitors come from and to see what content is most popular.

	[[File:Goaccess_Dashboard.png]]		[[File:Goaccess_Dashboard.png]]

	I can get an idea of what pages are failing or producing errors. This helps improving page ranking by crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Yandex. I have submitted my url and siteindex to these searchengines and use the webmaster tools test my website. With ~~Goaccess~~ i can see the results on my side when the requests come in. That way i can fix the issues reported in the webmaster tools and test again.		I can get an idea of what pages are failing or producing errors. This helps improving page ranking by crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Yandex. I have submitted my url and siteindex to these searchengines and use the webmaster tools test my website. With GoAccess i can see the results on my side when the requests come in. That way i can fix the issues reported in the webmaster tools and test again.

	== Security ==		== Security ==
	What i also learned is that people are trying to login to all kind of admin pages like php-admin, tomcat and mysql admin pages. I run fail2ban to keep people of my systems so ~~goaccess~~ provides me with a way to inspect how things are going.		What i also learned is that people are trying to login to all kind of admin pages like php-admin, tomcat and mysql admin pages. I run fail2ban to keep people of my systems so GoAccess provides me with a way to inspect how things are going.

	This way i could see which modules i needed to add to fail2ban for my webserver and improve security. I can also easily check if proxy rules or redirects are working.		This way i could see which modules i needed to add to fail2ban for my webserver and improve security. I can also easily check if proxy rules or redirects are working.

	== Marketing tool ==		== Marketing tool ==
	From the overview of traffic hours i can see when i have the most visitors which can help to determine what the best moment would be to post new content or launch a campaign. In a way ~~Goaccess~~ can also be a marketing tool.		From the overview of traffic hours i can see when i have the most visitors which can help to determine what the best moment would be to post new content or launch a campaign. In a way GoAccess can also be a marketing tool.

	[[File:Goaccess_traffic_volume.png]]		[[File:Goaccess_traffic_volume.png]]

	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==
	Analyzing the web traffic can be needed to determine content errors or broken links. It can help to see what content is getting the most traffic and when. If traffic from a referral link is expected you could use ~~Goaccess~~ to monitor the traffic.		Analyzing the Apache web traffic can be needed to determine content errors or broken links. GoAccess can help to see what content is getting the most traffic and when. If traffic from a referral link is expected you could use GoAccess to monitor the traffic.

	Where a packetscanner like Wireshark provides a good idea of the traffic it cannot provide you insights of the webserver so it can be a good combination to troubleshoot issues related to network and content.		Where a packetscanner like Wireshark provides a good idea of the traffic it cannot provide you insights of the webserver so it can be a good combination to troubleshoot issues related to network and content.
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	== Reading the access.log ==		== Reading the access.log ==
	Just point ~~goaccess~~ to the location of the file. In this case and to be able to use it with Apache access logs, select the "NCSA Combined Log Format"		Just point GoAccess to the location of the file. In this case and i am be able to use it with Apache access logs, select the "NCSA Combined Log Format"

	(The access.log has to be in the "combined" format. Check your Apache configuration).		(The access.log has to be in the "combined" format. Check your Apache configuration).
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	[[File:Goaccess_start_menu.png]]		[[File:Goaccess_start_menu.png]]

	Many other types of logfiles can be read and from the menu you can create your own regular expression to read a specific ~~file~~.		Many other types of logfiles can be read and from the menu you can create your own regular expression to read a file in a specific way. Time and date settings can be set using regular expressions.

	== Conclusion ==		== Conclusion ==
	While looking for a tool to provide insights on my webserver traffic I came across the ~~Goaccess~~ software and i installed it. Right after completing the setup i found out that it was something i have been looking for a long while. No need to install a complete framework or connect to a cloud platform. Just download and install along with some common packages, hit enter and run!		While looking for a tool to provide insights on my webserver traffic I came across the GoAccess software and i installed it. Right after completing the setup i found out that it was something i have been looking for a long while. No need to install a complete framework or connect to a cloud platform. Just download and install along with some common packages, hit enter and run!

	There is support on many platforms including most favorite flavors of Linux but also BSD and OSX. CowAxess is a GoAccess implementation for Windows systems if that is your weapon of choice.		There is support on many platforms including most favorite flavors of Linux but also BSD and OSX. CowAxess is a GoAccess implementation for Windows systems if that is your weapon of choice.
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	Output can be on the dashboard in your terminal or to html including live monitoring so you could set a page up on your webserver, protect it with .htpasswd, just an idea.		Output can be on the dashboard in your terminal or to html including live monitoring so you could set a page up on your webserver, protect it with .htpasswd, just an idea.

	My practical use case is to use ~~goaccess~~ for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the ~~Goaccess~~ website. https://goaccess.io/download		My practical use case is to use GoAccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the GoAccess website. https://goaccess.io/download

			This concludes my review of GoAccess sofar, i will update the post when i have new findings and find the right regular expressions for the files i would like to process.

			[[Category:Servers]]
			[[Category:SysAdmin]]
			[[Category:Docker]]
			[[Category:Kubernetes]]
			[[Category:FreeCrypto]]
			[[Category:Raspberry]]
			[[Category:RTL-SDR]]
			[[Category:SSL]]

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Phenixops at 23:11, 21 October 2021

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Phenixops at 23:10, 21 October 2021

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Phenixops at 23:09, 21 October 2021

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	== Conclusion ==		== Conclusion ==
	While looking for a tool to provide insights on my webserver traffic I came across the Goaccess software and ~~decided to give~~ it. Right after completing the setup i found out that it was something i have been looking for a long while. No need to install a complete framework or connect to a cloud platform. Just download and install along with some common packages, hit enter and run!		While looking for a tool to provide insights on my webserver traffic I came across the Goaccess software and i installed it. Right after completing the setup i found out that it was something i have been looking for a long while. No need to install a complete framework or connect to a cloud platform. Just download and install along with some common packages, hit enter and run!

	There is support on many platforms including most favorite flavors of Linux but also BSD and OSX. CowAxess is a GoAccess implementation for Windows systems if that is your weapon of choice.		There is support on many platforms including most favorite flavors of Linux but also BSD and OSX. CowAxess is a GoAccess implementation for Windows systems if that is your weapon of choice.
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	My practical use case is to use goaccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the Goaccess website. https://goaccess.io/download		My practical use case is to use goaccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the Goaccess website. https://goaccess.io/download

	~~If you would like to help me cover my webhosting costs support me here:~~

	https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>		https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>

Phenixops at 23:05, 21 October 2021

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	[[File:Goaccess_Dashboard.png]]		[[File:Goaccess_Dashboard.png]]

	I can get an idea of what pages are failing or producing errors. This helps improving page ranking by crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Yandex. I have submitted my url and siteindex to these searchengines and use the webmaster tools to see the results.		I can get an idea of what pages are failing or producing errors. This helps improving page ranking by crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Yandex. I have submitted my url and siteindex to these searchengines and use the webmaster tools test my website. With Goaccess i can see the results on my side when the requests come in. That way i can fix the issues reported in the webmaster tools and test again.

	== Security ==		== Security ==

Phenixops at 23:02, 21 October 2021

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	== What is it ? ==		== What is it ? ==

	Goaccess is a logfile analyzer that can be used from the command prompt, no need to install a framework, get an account on a website or any other ~~ways to waste your time~~. Just download it and get to work immediately.		Goaccess is a logfile analyzer that can be used from the command prompt, no need to install a framework, get an account on a website or any other delays. Just download it and get to work immediately.

	== Working with Goaccess ==		== Working with Goaccess ==
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	I can get an idea of what pages are failing or producing errors. This helps improving page ranking by crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Yandex. I have submitted my url and siteindex to these searchengines and use the webmaster tools to see the results.		I can get an idea of what pages are failing or producing errors. This helps improving page ranking by crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Yandex. I have submitted my url and siteindex to these searchengines and use the webmaster tools to see the results.

	== ~~Hackers~~ ==		== Security ==
	What i also learned is that people are trying to login to all kind of admin pages like php-admin, tomcat and mysql admin pages. I run fail2ban to keep people of my systems so goaccess provides me with a way to inspect how things are going.		What i also learned is that people are trying to login to all kind of admin pages like php-admin, tomcat and mysql admin pages. I run fail2ban to keep people of my systems so goaccess provides me with a way to inspect how things are going.

	This way i could see which modules i needed to add to fail2ban for my webserver and improve security ~~by blocking all kind of url's~~ or ~~putting cat pictures on files people try to retrieve~~.		This way i could see which modules i needed to add to fail2ban for my webserver and improve security. I can also easily check if proxy rules or redirects are working.

	== Marketing tool ==		== Marketing tool ==
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	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==
	Analyzing the web traffic can be needed to determine content errors or broken links. It can help to ~~ee if~~ a ~~proxy~~ is ~~configured correctly or a firewall rule being effective~~.		Analyzing the web traffic can be needed to determine content errors or broken links. It can help to see what content is getting the most traffic and when. If traffic from a referral link is expected you could use Goaccess to monitor the traffic.

	Where a packetscanner like Wireshark provides a good idea of the traffic it cannot provide you insights of the webserver so it can be a good combination to troubleshoot issues related to network and content.		Where a packetscanner like Wireshark provides a good idea of the traffic it cannot provide you insights of the webserver so it can be a good combination to troubleshoot issues related to network and content.
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	There is support on many platforms including most favorite flavors of Linux but also BSD and OSX. CowAxess is a GoAccess implementation for Windows systems if that is your weapon of choice.		There is support on many platforms including most favorite flavors of Linux but also BSD and OSX. CowAxess is a GoAccess implementation for Windows systems if that is your weapon of choice.

	~~I only used~~ goaccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache.		Output can be on the dashboard in your terminal or to html including live monitoring so you could set a page up on your webserver, protect it with .htpasswd, just an idea.

			My practical use case is to use goaccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache. There is more detailed information about usage and setup on all the platforms to be found on the Goaccess website. https://goaccess.io/download

	If you would like to help me cover my webhosting costs support me here:		If you would like to help me cover my webhosting costs support me here:

	https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>		https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>

Phenixops at 21:38, 21 October 2021

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	If you would like to help me cover my webhosting costs support me here:		If you would like to help me cover my webhosting costs support me here:

	https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>		https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>

Phenixops at 21:37, 21 October 2021

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	I only used goaccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache.		I only used goaccess for the access.log so far. My findings are based on my own configuration and setup, Debian and Apache.

			If you would like to help me cover my webhosting costs support me here:
			https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PhenixOps <br>