Vince Analytics

Vince is a self-hosted, privacy-first web analytics platform that serves as an alternative to Google Analytics. Built with Go and an embedded Pebble database, it requires zero external dependencies.

Features

• Privacy-First - No cookies, fully GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant
• Zero Dependencies - Single binary with embedded Pebble database
• Unlimited Sites - Track as many websites as your resources allow
• Custom Events - Track custom events, outbound links, file downloads, and 404 pages
• Time Comparison - Compare metrics across different time periods
• Public Dashboards - Share analytics publicly with optional password protection
• Plausible Compatible - Drop-in script replacement for Plausible Analytics
• Automatic TLS - Built-in Let's Encrypt support

First-Time Setup

After deployment, you need to create an admin account. The first user to register becomes the administrator.

What You Can Do After Deployment

1. Open your domain to access the Vince dashboard
2. Create an admin account on first visit
3. Add websites to start tracking analytics
4. Install the tracking script on your websites (compatible with Plausible script)
5. View real-time analytics including visitors, page views, referrers, and more
6. Share dashboards via password-protected public links

Tracking Script

Add this script to your website:

<script defer data-domain="yourdomain.com" src="https://YOUR_VINCE_DOMAIN/js/script.js"></script>

Persistent Data

All analytics data is stored in /vince-data using the embedded Pebble database and persisted via a Zeabur volume.

License

AGPL-3.0 — GitHub