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Umami: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Website Analytics Tool

a year ago

What is Umami?

Umami is a self-hosted website analytics tool—essentially a "private version of Google Analytics." Its core advantages include:

  • ✅ Privacy-first: Collects no personal user information, uses no cookies, and is fully GDPR compliant
  • ✅ Lightweight & Minimalist: Tracking script is only 2KB (30x smaller than GA!), won't slow down your website
  • ✅ Data Ownership: All data is stored on your own server, completely eliminating third-party access
  • ✅ Clean Interface: Single-page display of all key metrics, no complex menus
  • ✅ Completely Free: Open-source GitHub project with over 20k+ stars!

https://appstore.lazycat.cloud/#/shop/detail/dev.beiyu.umami

How to Use

After installing the application, open the login page. The default credentials are: admin/umami

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After logging in, you'll enter the main dashboard.

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Click Settings → Websites → Add Website
(Just enter the domain like example.com, no http prefix needed)

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Click Edit

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Copy the Tracking Code

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Paste the code right before the </head> tag

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Update your website, and you can confirm the code has been added

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Wait 5 minutes, then refresh the dashboard to see real-time data!

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It displays core metrics in real-time: Pageviews, Visitors, Average Duration, etc.
Visualizes traffic trends (switch freely between hourly/daily/monthly views)

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Source analysis: Breakdown of direct traffic/search engines/social platforms

Click on Reports to create custom reports. I typically use Statistics and User Journey.

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Summary

Umami = Minimalist Analytics + Privacy Protection + Zero-cost Self-hosting + No Ad Distractions

If you're tired of big tech controlling your data, or worried about analytics tools slowing down your site, take 5 minutes to integrate Umami.

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