Ideally the different self-hosted web stacks would have built-in analytics that would not have to hit the client with javascript. But they don't, or if they do

Ideally the different self-hosted web stacks would have built-in analytics that would not have to hit the client with javascript. But they don't, or if they do each has its own inconsistent approach to as what data is collected and how it is presented. So the second best if you care about your user's privacy (and, if applicable, your own commercial or institutional privacy) is something like matomo.