GoatCounter

How to Use:

• GoatCounter is available as a free hosted service on goatcounter.com or as a self-hosted app.
• Users have the flexibility to choose between the hosted service or self-hosting on their own server.
• The source code is completely open-source/free software, enabling self-hosting without restrictions.

• Privacy-aware analytics platform that doesn't track users with unique identifiers and doesn't require a GDPR notice.
• Lightweight and fast implementation, adding just ~3.5KB of extra data to your site.
• Offers JavaScript-free tracking options, allowing integration from your application's middleware or import from logfiles.
• Provides useful statistics such as browser information, location, screen size, and tracking of referring sites and campaigns.
• Designed to be easy to use, particularly for those who find other analytics platforms confusing.
• Prioritizes accessibility, ensuring the interface works well with assistive technology such as screen readers.
• Committed to open source, allowing users to inspect the code, make improvements, or self-host it for any purpose.
• Enables users to own their data, providing the ability to export all data and cancel at any time.

• Integration on a website can be done with just a single script tag, making it easy to implement.
• Offers JavaScript integration as the primary option, with alternatives like a no-JavaScript image-based tracker, backend middleware integration, or parsing log files.

• Detailed documentation is provided for different methods of getting data into GoatCounter, including adding JavaScript code to the site, integrating with middleware, or parsing log files.
• Instructions are given for running GoatCounter on your own server, including building from source and running the server.
• Various deployment options are available, including using Dockerfiles or deploying on different platforms such as Linode or Alpine Linux.