Install Rhit Log Explorer on Ubuntu 24.04

Rhit is a command line tool that reads Nginx web server log files, analyzes them, and provides a summary in the table. This tutorial demonstrates how to install Rhit log explorer on Ubuntu 24.04.

Prepare environment

Ensure that Nginx is installed on your system before proceeding. Installation instructions are available in a separate post.

Install Rhit

Download executable to /usr/local/bin directory:

sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/rhit https://dystroy.org/rhit/download/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/rhit

Set execute permission for file:

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/rhit

To verify the Rhit version, run the following command:

rhit --version

Testing Rhit

Simply run rhit command:

rhit

This command will analyze Nginx access logs located in the standard directory. Output example:

Uninstall Rhit

To uninstall Rhit, simply delete the associated file:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/rhit