Self-Host Your Analytics with Plausible
Self-Hosting Plausible Analytics
Plausible Analytics is an open source, privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics. Self-hosting on a VPS gives you full data ownership, no tracking consent banners, and no data sharing with third parties.
4USD per Month
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Server Phase
Provision a VPS with at least 1 GB RAM. Point a subdomain at the server IP. Open ports 80 and 443 in your firewall rules.
Install Phase
Clone the Plausible Community Edition repository. Configure the .env file with your domain, secret key, and SMTP settings. Run docker compose up.
Configure Phase
Add your site in the Plausible dashboard. Copy the tracking script to your website header. Verify data is flowing in the live view within minutes.
Plausible Self-Hosting Checklist
Choose a VPS provider and create a server
Point a subdomain at the server
Install Docker and Docker Compose
Clone plausible-ce repository
Edit .env with domain and secret values
Run docker compose up and verify startup logs
Add SSL via Caddy or Let's Encrypt
Add tracking script to your website
Test live view with a real page visit
Set up weekly email digest reports
Plausible uses a Caddyfile for automatic HTTPS by default in the community edition setup. You do not need to configure Nginx or Certbot separately. The default docker compose configuration handles SSL termination automatically.
