[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":121},["ShallowReactive",2],{"seo-verification":3,"blog-heberger-plausible-vps-en":6},{"google":4,"bing":5},"EycwPY2XMyTkVzas3n1ygeNJFGAH513qrMjfDljzsMQ","",{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"excerpt":10,"readTime":11,"views":12,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":14,"category":15,"categories":21,"featuredImage":23,"bgImage":24,"posterImage":25,"relatedSolution":26,"intro":29,"sections":30,"ctaTitle":75,"ctaBody":76,"ctaButton":77,"ctaUrl":78,"relatedPosts":79},153,"heberger-plausible-vps","How to Host Plausible Analytics on a VPS","Deploy Plausible Analytics on your VPS: lightweight, cookie-free and GDPR-compliant analytics, self-hosted with Docker, ClickHouse and HTTPS. Step-by-step guide.",8,0,false,"2026-01-24T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":20},7,"Self-hosting","self-hosting","bg-indigo-500\u002F10 text-indigo-400","cloud",[22],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":20},null,"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fbg.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fheberger-plausible-vps-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":27,"appSlug":28},"analytics","analytics-plausible","Plausible is an open-source web analytics tool that is cookie-free and designed for GDPR compliance. Its clean dashboard fits on a single page. Self-hosted on your VPS via the Community Edition, it makes you the owner of your audience data for a fixed cost, with no per-volume subscription. Here is how to deploy it with Docker, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, a reverse proxy and a TLS certificate.",[31,35,44,47,69,72],{"type":32,"title":33,"body":34},"h2","Why self-host Plausible on a VPS","Plausible was designed to measure your audience without tracking individuals: no cookies, no personal data, so generally no consent banner. The version hosted by the vendor is billed by page-view volume. When self-hosted on a VPS, you pay for the server once, your data stays with you, and you track as many sites as your machine allows.",{"type":36,"title":37,"items":38},"ul","The concrete benefits of a self-hosted Plausible",[39,40,41,42,43],"No cookies or personal data: easier GDPR compliance, often with no banner.","Your audience statistics stay on your infrastructure.","Lightweight, readable dashboard, and a tiny tracking script.","Fixed cost independent of the number of monthly page views.","Unlimited sites on a single instance, within the limits of the VPS resources.",{"type":32,"title":45,"body":46},"Hardware and software requirements","Plausible ships with ClickHouse, which is more demanding than a simple SQL database. Count on 2 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM minimum, 4 GB for sustained traffic. Plan for 10 GB of disk that will grow with the history. On the software side: Docker and Docker Compose, a subdomain (e.g. plausible.your-domain.com) pointing to the VPS, and port 443 open.",{"type":48,"title":49,"steps":50},"steps","Deploy Plausible CE with Docker and HTTPS",[51,54,57,60,63,66],{"title":52,"body":53},"Prepare the VPS and Docker","Over SSH, update the system and install Docker via `curl -fsSL https:\u002F\u002Fget.docker.com | sh`.",{"title":55,"body":56},"Get community-edition","Clone the official repository: `git clone https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fplausible\u002Fcommunity-edition plausible && cd plausible`. It provides the Compose file and the reference configuration.",{"title":58,"body":59},"Configure plausible-conf.env","Fill in `BASE_URL=https:\u002F\u002Fplausible.your-domain.com`, a generated `SECRET_KEY_BASE` (`openssl rand -base64 48`), and the SMTP parameters if you want e-mail invitations.",{"title":61,"body":62},"Start the stack","Run `docker compose up -d`. Plausible starts with PostgreSQL (metadata) and ClickHouse (events). Follow the logs until you see the web service ready on port 8000.",{"title":64,"body":65},"Configure the reverse proxy","With Caddy: `plausible.your-domain.com { reverse_proxy localhost:8000 }`. Caddy manages the Let's Encrypt TLS automatically.",{"title":67,"body":68},"Create the account and add the script","Open the URL, create the first administrator account, add your site and insert the tracking snippet into the `\u003Chead>` of your pages.",{"type":70,"body":71},"tip","ClickHouse writes heavily to disk: monitor free space and back up both PostgreSQL and the ClickHouse volume so you lose neither the configuration nor the event history.",{"type":70,"title":73,"body":74},"The official documentation","For advanced configuration and options specific to the tool, refer to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplausible.io\u002Fdocs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Plausible Analytics documentation\u003C\u002Fa>. This guide covers going live on a VPS; the vendor's documentation remains the reference for fine-tuning, major updates and specific use cases.","Deploy your instance on a ServOrbit Cloud VPS","A ServOrbit Cloud VPS with Docker preconfigured and scalable resources lets you install this tool without friction, and adjust RAM and vCPU as usage grows.","Launch my Cloud VPS","\u002Fvps-cloud",[80,92,109],{"id":81,"slug":82,"title":83,"excerpt":84,"readTime":16,"views":12,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":85,"category":86,"categories":87,"featuredImage":23,"bgImage":24,"posterImage":89,"relatedSolution":90},152,"heberger-umami-vps","How to Host Umami on a VPS","Deploy Umami on your VPS: simple, lightweight, privacy-friendly web analytics — no cookies, self-hosted with Docker and HTTPS. Step-by-step guide.","2026-07-15T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":20},[88],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":20},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fheberger-umami-vps-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":27,"appSlug":91},"analytics-umami",{"id":93,"slug":94,"title":95,"excerpt":96,"readTime":16,"views":97,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":98,"category":99,"categories":104,"featuredImage":23,"bgImage":24,"posterImage":106,"relatedSolution":107},97,"plausible-vs-umami","Plausible vs Umami: Which Self-Hosted Analytics Should You Choose?","Plausible or Umami for privacy-friendly self-hosted analytics? Comparison, Docker prerequisites, and a VPS deployment guide.",789,"2026-03-15T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":100,"name":101,"slug":102,"color":103,"icon":102},5,"Comparison","comparatif","bg-info\u002F10 text-info",[105],{"id":100,"name":101,"slug":102,"color":103,"icon":102},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fplausible-vs-umami-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":18,"appSlug":108},"plausible",{"id":110,"slug":111,"title":112,"excerpt":113,"readTime":11,"views":12,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":114,"category":115,"categories":116,"featuredImage":23,"bgImage":24,"posterImage":118,"relatedSolution":119},155,"heberger-posthog-vps","How to Host PostHog on a VPS","Deploy PostHog on your VPS: all-in-one product analytics (events, funnels, session replay, feature flags) self-hosted with Docker. Step-by-step guide.","2026-01-22T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":20},[117],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":20},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fheberger-posthog-vps-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":27,"appSlug":120},"analytics-posthog",1785628445316]