# Astro web analytics installation - Docs
1. 1
## Create the PostHog component
Required
In your `src/components` folder, create a `posthog.astro` file:
Terminal
PostHog AI
```bash
cd ./src/components
# or 'cd ./src && mkdir components && cd ./components' if your components folder doesn't exist
touch posthog.astro
```
In this file, add your PostHog web snippet. Be sure to include the `is:inline` directive to prevent Astro from processing it:
src/components/posthog.astro
PostHog AI
```html
---
// src/components/posthog.astro
---
```
2. 2
## Create a layout
Required
Create a layout where we will use `posthog.astro`. Create a new file `PostHogLayout.astro` in your `src/layouts` folder:
Terminal
PostHog AI
```bash
cd ./src/layouts
# or 'cd ./src && mkdir layouts && cd ./layouts' if your layouts folder doesn't exist
touch PostHogLayout.astro
```
Add the following code to `PostHogLayout.astro`:
src/layouts/PostHogLayout.astro
PostHog AI
```html
---
import PostHog from '../components/posthog.astro'
---
```
3. 3
## Use the layout in your pages
Required
Update your pages (like `index.astro`) to wrap your app with the new layout:
src/pages/index.astro
PostHog AI
```html
---
import PostHogLayout from '../layouts/PostHogLayout.astro';
---
```
4. 4
## Send events
Click around and view a couple pages to generate some events. PostHog automatically captures pageviews, clicks, and other interactions for you.
If you'd like, you can also manually capture custom events:
JavaScript
PostHog AI
```javascript
posthog.capture('my_custom_event', { property: 'value' })
```
5. 5
## Next steps
Recommended
After installing PostHog and ensuring [autocapture](/docs/data/autocapture.md) is enabled, head to your [web analytics dashboard](/docs/web-analytics/dashboard.md) to see your data. And then check out our [getting started](/docs/web-analytics/getting-started.md) guide.
> **PostHog tip:** Web analytics works with [anonymous events](/docs/data/anonymous-vs-identified-events.md). This means if you are primarily using PostHog for web analytics, it can be significantly cheaper for you.
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