Introduction
	Analog is one of the oldest and fastest web-log analyzers. It reads your Apache access log and produces a single, self-contained HTML report — tables and small bar charts showing how many requests your site served, which pages were most popular, where visitors came from, which browsers and search terms they used, and which requests returned errors. Analog is far less interactive than a modern dashboard and less detailed than some alternatives, but it is extremely lightweight: it processes very large logs quickly and with minimal memory, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS. It has been a dependable staple of Unix web hosting for decades. If you would prefer a live, interactive dashboard, GoAccess is the modern choice; for monthly summaries, AWStats is popular — both are mentioned on the Web Server Logs page.
	Installation
	On FreeBSD 15, Analog is packaged — connect to your VPS, become root, and install it: # pkg install analog On Rocky Linux 10: Analog is a very old program and is not carried in the standard Rocky/EPEL repositories. You can still build it from source (see Installing Software), but most Rocky users choose a packaged equivalent instead — dnf install webalizer gives you the same kind of lightweight, single-config-file, static-HTML report. The configuration ideas below map directly onto Webalizer's /etc/webalizer.conf.
	Configuration
	Analog is driven by a single configuration file, /usr/local/etc/analog.cfg, where you set the log to read, where to write the report, and which breakdowns to include. A minimal, useful starting point: # /usr/local/etc/analog.cfg LOGFILE /var/log/httpd-example.com-access.log OUTFILE /usr/home/youruser/public_html/stats/analog.html HOSTNAME "example.com" LOGFORMAT COMBINED The LOGFORMAT COMBINED line matches the "combined" log format used by the virtual hosts in Virtual Hosting. Point LOGFILE at the access log for the site you want to analyze, and OUTFILE at a path inside your web space so the finished report is reachable in a browser.
	Generating the Report
	Run analog with no arguments — it reads analog.cfg automatically and writes the HTML file named by OUTFILE: $ analog # writes the OUTFILE named in analog.cfg Statistics are most useful when they refresh on their own. Schedule the command with cron so the report rebuilds on a regular basis — for example, nightly: # Rebuild the web statistics every night at 3:30 AM 30 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/analog
	Keep the Report Private
	Visitor statistics include IP addresses and the search terms people used to find your site — not something to publish openly. Put the stats/ directory behind HTTP Basic authentication, as described under "Password-Protected Directories" on the Apache page, so only you can read it: # FreeBSD: create the password file (first user) # htpasswd -c /usr/local/etc/apache24/passwords/stats.htpasswd youruser # Rocky Linux: # htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/passwords/stats.htpasswd youruser Then require that login for the stats/ location in your virtual host, and reload Apache.
	Documentation
	The packaged analog(1) manual page and the bundled documentation cover the full set of configuration commands and report types: Analog Documentation