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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.


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4 USD per Month
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Under 1 KB

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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.

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Install Phase
Clone the Plausible Community Edition repository. Configure the .env file with your domain, secret key, and SMTP settings. Run docker compose up.

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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.

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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

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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.


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https://plausible.io/docs/self-hosting
Plausible self-hosting documentation