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Not sure how it compares, I set up self hosted matomo (originally named piwik) and it's been running without issue since 2013 or so. https://github.com/matomo-o
by okamiueru 3y ago
Not sure how it compares, I set up self hosted matomo (originally named piwik) and it's been running without issue since 2013 or so. https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo. Only useful if what you're running is on php. Probably would've picked a different stack today.
- XCSme 3y agoOnly the server where the platform is installed has to be PHP, the tracked websites can be anything. What is wrong with PHP? Most hosting companies support it by default or come with LAMP images, so installation is often trivial.
- okamiueru 3y agoNothing really wrong with PHP or Matomo, which is why I mention it as something I would recommend. But, it is a requirement for hosting Matomo. I would pick a different stack today mostly due to wanting to try other stuff out, and not so much because something was broken about it. Website still loads faster than 99% of the internet today, and I'm happy with it.
- XCSme 3y agoMy point was that Matomo is PHP, but your website doesn't have to be on the same stack. Normally the analytics platform should be hosted on a separate server for performance and security reasons. For example, the demo dashboard of uxwizz.com runs on PHP/MySQL on a $5/mo VPS and it's faster than most analytics platforms, even those running on big cloud infrastructures, because for the low-traffic use-case the simpler the solution and technology, the better.
- okamiueru 3y agoI assumed that if you are self hosting, that you don't bother using a separate hosting provider for just analytics. I should probably not have suggested anything other than "matomo is nice". The technical requirements are fairly obvious, and my extra information was just easy to misinterpret. I'm sure people can figure it out. Have a nice day