Plausible Analytics
Official Presetv2.1.5Category: Analytics & Product Insights
Overview
Plausible Analytics is an intuitive, lightweight, and open-source web analytics service. It collects only essential website metrics without collecting personal data or using cookies, making it fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR without needing annoying cookie consent banners. The script is under 1 KB, keeping your site blazingly fast.
Primary Use Cases
Replacing Google Analytics with a private, lightweight alternative
Tracking website visitors, referral sources, and conversion goals
Meeting GDPR compliance without requiring cookie consent banners
Sharing public metrics dashboards with investors, clients, or communities
Key Features
- Lightweight tracking script (< 1 KB) for maximum page speed
- Zero cookies, no cross-site tracking, 100% GDPR compliant
- Clean single-page dashboard displaying all critical metrics
- Custom event tracking, goal conversions, and UTM campaign tagging
- Weekly/monthly email and Slack traffic reports
Container Specification
ghcr.io/plausible/community-edition:v2.1.5
v2.1.5
Automated Let's Encrypt (Caddy / Traefik)
Managed host volume mounts
How to Deploy Plausible Analytics with tug.sh
Connect your Linux server
Run the 1-line tug.sh agent install command on any Ubuntu, Debian, or Rocky Linux VPS.
Select Plausible Analytics from the Marketplace
Pick your domain name, configure custom environment variables if needed, and choose your persistent storage folder.
Click Deploy & Go Live
tug.sh pulls the container, sets up HTTPS certificates, configures the reverse proxy, and boots the service in under 60 seconds.
Deploy on Your Server
Experience effortless self-hosting. Deploy Plausible Analytics on Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or your home lab with zero maintenance headaches.
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