[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":132},["ShallowReactive",2],{"seo-verification":3,"blog-how-to-host-plausible-analytics-on-a-vps-en":6},{"google":4,"bing":5},"EycwPY2XMyTkVzas3n1ygeNJFGAH513qrMjfDljzsMQ","",{"id":7,"slug":8,"slugs":9,"title":12,"excerpt":13,"readTime":14,"views":15,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":17,"category":18,"categories":24,"featuredImage":26,"bgImage":27,"posterImage":28,"relatedSolution":29,"intro":32,"sections":33,"ctaTitle":78,"ctaBody":79,"ctaButton":80,"ctaUrl":81,"relatedPosts":82},153,"how-to-host-plausible-analytics-on-a-vps",{"fr":10,"en":8,"ar":11},"heberger-plausible-vps","كيفية-استضافة-plausible-analytics-على-خادم-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.",2,0,false,"2026-01-24T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":23},7,"Self-hosting","self-hosting","bg-indigo-500\u002F10 text-indigo-400","cloud",[25],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":23},null,"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fbg.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fheberger-plausible-vps-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":30,"appSlug":31},"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.",[34,38,47,50,72,75],{"type":35,"title":36,"body":37},"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":39,"title":40,"items":41},"ul","The concrete benefits of a self-hosted Plausible",[42,43,44,45,46],"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":35,"title":48,"body":49},"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":51,"title":52,"steps":53},"steps","Deploy Plausible CE with Docker and HTTPS",[54,57,60,63,66,69],{"title":55,"body":56},"Prepare the VPS and Docker","Over SSH, update the system and install Docker via `curl -fsSL https:\u002F\u002Fget.docker.com | sh`.",{"title":58,"body":59},"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":61,"body":62},"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":64,"body":65},"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":67,"body":68},"Configure the reverse proxy","With Caddy: `plausible.your-domain.com { reverse_proxy localhost:8000 }`. Caddy manages the Let's Encrypt TLS automatically.",{"title":70,"body":71},"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":73,"body":74},"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":73,"title":76,"body":77},"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",[83,98,117],{"id":84,"slug":85,"slugs":86,"title":89,"excerpt":90,"readTime":14,"views":15,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":91,"category":92,"categories":93,"featuredImage":26,"bgImage":27,"posterImage":95,"relatedSolution":96},152,"how-to-host-umami-on-a-vps",{"fr":87,"en":85,"ar":88},"heberger-umami-vps","كيفية-استضافة-umami-على-خادم-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. 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Comparison, Docker prerequisites, and a VPS deployment guide.",3,"2026-03-15T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":109,"name":110,"slug":111,"color":112,"icon":111},5,"Comparison","comparatif","bg-info\u002F10 text-info",[114],{"id":109,"name":110,"slug":111,"color":112,"icon":111},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fplausible-vs-umami-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":30,"appSlug":31},{"id":118,"slug":119,"slugs":120,"title":123,"excerpt":124,"readTime":106,"views":15,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":125,"category":126,"categories":127,"featuredImage":26,"bgImage":27,"posterImage":129,"relatedSolution":130},155,"how-to-host-posthog-on-a-vps",{"fr":121,"en":119,"ar":122},"heberger-posthog-vps","كيفية-استضافة-posthog-على-خادم-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":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":23},[128],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":23},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fheberger-posthog-vps-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":30,"appSlug":131},"analytics-posthog",1787581003989]