Pre-deployment checklist for a successful Matomo setup FAQ - Analytics Platform

Find below the checklist for ensuring you have everything needed to proceed with setting up Matomo successfully.

To successfully setup Matomo Analytics Enterprise you will need:

☐ Experienced system administrator(s) employed by Customer
☐ Domain name or a sub-domain dedicated to Matomo
- analytics.example.com (sub-domain)
- analytics-example.com (domain)
☐ Valid SSL certificate for the Matomo domain name or sub-domain
- SSL rating should ideally be A in the SSL Server Test (www.ssllabs.com/ssltest)
☐ License key for Matomo Analytics Enterprise
- more info: FAQ: Where do I find my license key? (shop.matomo.org/faq)
☐ Server infrastructure
- either a single server
- or two servers (one for web app, one for DB),
- or a set of 2-5 servers for multi-servers setup.
☐ Backup server for storing all backups
- more info: Backup host requirements and recommendations
☐ SSH and root access to all servers
☐ NFS (Network File Systems) should not be used to ensure optimal performance. Neither used for the Matomo app codebase, nor for the MySQL database.

☐ Operating system: Debian or Ubuntu server are recommended.
- But it is also possible to use Matomo products with any other OS such as RHEL and Windows (we also document Matomo on Windows).
☐ Matomo 6: PHP 8.1+ (and required PHP extensions), and MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.6+. See Matomo 6.0.0 Beta.
☐ Matomo 5 and older: PHP 7+ (and required PHP extensions), and MySQL 5.7+ (or MariaDB) database.
- more info: install MySQL (debian instructions) and create a Mysql database and user.
☐ Web server: Apache or Nginx are recommended.
☐ Latest software release for Matomo Analytics Enterprise.