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updated Jul 2026prices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test

Lightweight, privacy-friendly web analytics in a single dashboard — no cookies, no personal data, GDPR-friendly by default. The Google Analytics replacement you can actually read.

Key facts

CategoryWeb analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0
StackElixir, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL
Min RAM2048 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 2048 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • About an afternoon — budget time for troubleshooting

Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Plausible Community Edition — official compose
git clone https://github.com/plausible/community-edition plausible
cd plausible
# generate SECRET_KEY_BASE and set BASE_URL in .env, then:
docker compose up -d  #  →  http://SERVER_IP:8000
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