How do I manage and monitor website traffic on my VPS?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice on how to manage and monitor website traffic on my VPS. Specifically, I'm interested in learning how to track visitor activity, identify traffic sources, and optimize server performance based on traffic patterns.

If anyone has experience with this and could share their tips or resources they've found helpful, I'd really appreciate it. Here are some questions I have to get started:

What tools or software do you recommend for monitoring website traffic on a VPS?
How do you track visitor activity and identify traffic sources?
Are there any performance optimization techniques you use based on traffic patterns?
What are some common pitfalls to avoid when managing and monitoring website traffic on a VPS?
How do you ensure the security of your website traffic data?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Google Analytics, AW stats are just a couple of popular tools to monitor website traffic. Most analytics tools provide a tracking code that you can add to your website's pages to track visitor activity and traffic sources.