Download and install NPM package from here. (Simple GUI installer)
The next step is to install Lighthouse by using the command line. Open Terminal on your Mac or Linux system and run this command to install Lighthouse.
npm install -g lighthouse
If you get an error stating “Please try running this command special marketing lead as root/administrator”, it means you are not logged in as the root user. Just prefix sudo in the command and Lighthouse should be installed.
xOnce Lighthouse is installed, simply run the command to view the report. Replace ShoutMeLoud.com with the name of your website.
lighthouse --mixed-content https://www.shoutmeloud.com --view
This is what the report looks like:
Lighthouse-mixed-content-finder-chrome
In the above screenshot, you can see that our score is 100 and we have no mixed content issue. This is how it should be for your site.
To explore Lighthouse and Canary, you can also run other commands to audit your website or your client’s. Here is the command:
lighthouse --view https://www.shoutmeloud.com
This will create a comprehensive report and will give you a bird’s eye view of what’s going on with your site loading speed and other important aspects like SEO.
Canary-lighthouse-website-audit
Running this command helped me identify many performances and accessibility related issues which are not possible to discover otherwise. You can read more about SEO category in Lighthouse report here.
You can also find the list of all available commands by running the following command in the terminal:
lighthouse --help
