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Ackee
by electeriousJavaScript
Self hosted privacy friendly analytics tool for tracking website visitors.
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Maturity: stable because 12y old, v3.6.0 released 117d ago. Derived from release and commit history, not a rating.
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- Last commit
- 2026-07-25
- License
- MIT
- Open issues
- 46
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In practice
Written by AI from this repository’s README · high confidenceThird party analytics hands visitor data to a vendor and forces a cookie consent flow onto the site.
Use it when
Use it when you want basic traffic and event stats on your own server without identifying visitors.
Not the right pick when
Not a substitute for a full marketing analytics platform like Google Analytics or Matomo.
Capabilities
- self hosted and 100% open source
- anonymized tracking with no cookies and no consent message
- event tracking for clicks and subscriptions
- fully documented GraphQL API behind the UI
- deployable with Docker Compose, Helm, Netlify, Vercel and more
- configuration through environment variables or a .env file
Requirements
- Your own server running Node.js and MongoDB
Cost: Free and open source
Install
Derived from the published package name in the repository, not from a model.
Video walkthroughs
Ditch Third-Party Tracking! How to Self-Host Ackee Analytics on a VPS
How To Make Jamaica’s National Dish|Ackee & Saltfish|THE RAINA’S KITCHEN
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What the repository ships
Has testsHas docsDocker imageCI configured
Detected from the actual files in the repository root.
Latest release v3.6.0
Published 2026-04-08
Code refactoring, internal improvements and dependency updates to bring the codebase up to date with the latest versions and features of Node.js and MongoDB (fixes #377).
Changed
- Ackee now requires Node.js 24 or newer
Fixed
- Vercel deployments and serverless functions (#401, #385)
Tags
README
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Ackee
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Self-hosted, Node.js based analytics tool for those who care about privacy. Ackee runs on your own server, analyzes the traffic of your websites and provides useful statistics in a minimal interface.
🌍 Website | 🔮 Live Demo | 🧸 GraphQL Playground
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👋 Introduction
Ackee is a self-hosted analytics tool that cares about privacy. We believe that you don't need to track every aspect of your visitors. Ackee keeps tracked data anonymized to avoid that users are identifiable, while still providing helpful insights. It's the right tool for everyone who doesn't need a full-featured marketing analytics platform like Google Analytics or Matomo.
- Self-hosted: Ackee runs on your own server and is 100% open-source
- Modern technologies: Lightweight Node.js and MongoDB architecture
- Beautiful: Minimal and focused interface
- No cookies: No unique user tracking and therefore no required cookie message
- Events: Track button clicks, newsletter subscriptions and more
- GraphQL API: Fully documented GraphQL API that allows you to build new tools upon Ackee
🚀 Get started
Get Ackee up and running…
- …with Docker Compose
- …with Docker
- …with Helm
- …without Docker
- …with Netlify
- …with Vercel
- …with Heroku
- …with Qovery
- …with Render
- …with Railway
- …with Koyeb
- …with Zeabur
And configure Ackee and your server correctly…
- …with environment variables
- …with SSL and HTTPS enabled
- …with CORS headers
Take a look at the FAQ if you have any questions left.
📚 Documentation
Documentation and guides are located in the /docs folder. Also take a look at the FAQ if you have any questions left.
API
Ackee features a GraphQL API that allows you to build custom tools upon Ackee. Everything you see in the UI is made from data delivered by the API.
Options
Ackee uses environment variables and supports .env files in the root of the project if you want to store all variables in one file. Options »
Miscellaneous
Donate
I am working hard on continuously developing and maintaining Ackee. Please consider making a donation to keep the project going strong and me motivated.
Articles
- Quit Google Analytics, Self-hosted Gatsby Statistics with Ackee
- Getting Ackee up and running with Heroku 🇪🇸
- Why I Self-Host My Website Analytics
- Beyond Google Analytics: Embrace Privacy with Ackee on Vercel
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