Web analytics hosting with Matomo, Plausible and Umami
Measure visits, sources and goals without sending your visitors’ data to a third party. Matomo is a full analytics suite; Plausible Community Edition and Umami are light, cookie-free dashboards. Run any of them on a HyperDC server sized for your traffic, preinstalled as an app option or installed with our guide.
- Matomo, Plausible CE and Umami
- Visitor data stays on your own server
- Cookie-free tracking options
- Sized by your monthly pageviews
- Install
- Package with web installer or Docker Compose
- StackMatomo runs on PHP with MySQL or MariaDB, Plausible CE on Elixir with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse, Umami on Node.js 22 with PostgreSQL.
- PHP and MySQL · Elixir and ClickHouse · Node.js and PostgreSQL
- Default portsMatomo is served by your web server. Plausible and Umami listen on 8000 and 3000 behind a reverse proxy with HTTPS.
- 443 · Plausible 8000 · Umami 3000
- MinimumPlausible CE recommends at least 2 GB of RAM and needs a CPU with SSE 4.2 or NEON for ClickHouse. Umami publishes no minimum.
- Matomo: 2 CPU and 2 GB for 100,000 pageviews a month
- Visitor data
- Stays on your server
- Current release
- Matomo 5.14 · Plausible CE 3.2 · Umami 3.4
Tools and features
- Matomo
- Plausible CE
- Umami
- Cookie-free tracking
- Goals and events
- Tag Manager
- Heatmaps
- Real-time view
- Email reports
- API
Facts from the project’s official website, documentation and repository, checked in October 2026.
Analytics plans are being prepared
Tell us which tool you prefer and how many pageviews your sites get a month, and our team will reply with the right server. Or start today on a Linux VPS and install Analytics with our guide.
How big a server does web analytics need?
Monthly pageviews decide the size. Matomo publishes official sizing; Plausible and Umami are lighter at the same traffic.
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Small
Up to 100,000 pageviews a month
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Recommended Medium
Up to 1 million pageviews a month
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Large
Up to 10 million pageviews a month
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| vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server. | 2 | 4 | 8 + 8 for the database |
| MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system. | 2 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB + 16 GB |
| DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups. | 50 GB | 250 GB | 100 GB + 400 GB |
| ServersMatomo recommends a separate database server above about one million pageviews a month. | One | One | App server plus database server |
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Small
Up to 100,000 pageviews a month
- vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server.
- 2
- MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system.
- 2 GB
- DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups.
- 50 GB
- ServersMatomo recommends a separate database server above about one million pageviews a month.
- One
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Recommended
Medium
Up to 1 million pageviews a month
- vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server.
- 4
- MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system.
- 8 GB
- DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups.
- 250 GB
- ServersMatomo recommends a separate database server above about one million pageviews a month.
- One
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Large
Up to 10 million pageviews a month
- vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server.
- 8 + 8 for the database
- MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system.
- 16 GB + 16 GB
- DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups.
- 100 GB + 400 GB
- ServersMatomo recommends a separate database server above about one million pageviews a month.
- App server plus database server
Matomo’s official sizing for its On-Premise edition, on SSD storage. Plausible CE needs at least 2 GB of RAM because of ClickHouse; Umami is lighter. All three keep raw data that grows with traffic.
Analytics without handing over your visitors’ data
The numbers you need for marketing and product decisions, collected by a server you control.
Matomo: the full suite
Goals, ecommerce, segments, a Tag Manager and reports close to what Google Analytics users know, with premium plugins if you need more.
Plausible and Umami: light dashboards
One clear page of visitors, sources, pages and events, with small tracking scripts and no cookies.
Your data, your rules
Decide how long raw data is kept, anonymise IP addresses and keep everything in the location you choose.
Archiving done right
Matomo builds its reports with an hourly cron job instead of on each page load, which keeps the dashboard fast.
Root access, your rules
Every Linux VPS, VDS and dedicated server comes with full root access: you choose the versions, the add-ons and the security settings.
Backups included
Free weekly and monthly backups come with every VPS and VDS plan. For data that changes every day, keep copies of your own as well.
Locations on three continents
Run your server in the United States, Europe or Asia, close to the people who use it. The order form estimates the latency from where you are to each location.
Room to grow
Start on a VPS and move to a bigger plan, a VDS with NVMe storage or a dedicated server when your data and users grow.
Start measuring in four steps
Order the app preinstalled on your server, or install it yourself with our guide.
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Choose your server
Pick a VPS, VDS or dedicated server in the size from the table above and the location closest to your users.
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Install your analytics tool
Choose it as an app option, or follow our guide: Matomo with PHP and MariaDB, Plausible CE or Umami with Docker Compose.
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Add your domain and TLS
Point a subdomain such as app.example.com at the server’s IP address and serve the app over HTTPS with a free Let’s Encrypt certificate.
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Add the tracking code
Create your site in the dashboard, add the tracking snippet to your pages and, for Matomo, set up the hourly archiving cron job.
Step-by-step setup guides
Install, secure and update the app with our guides, written for current Ubuntu and Debian releases.
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How to install Matomo on Ubuntu or Debian with Nginx and MariaDB
Set up Matomo On-Premise the classic way: Nginx with Matomo's published config, PHP-FPM, MariaDB and a Let's Encrypt certificate, plus cron archiving, geolocation, privacy options, backups and updates.
50 min Intermediate -
How to install Plausible Community Edition with Docker Compose
Clone the current Plausible CE release, create .env with BASE_URL and SECRET_KEY_BASE, publish it on 127.0.0.1 behind Caddy, keep registration invite-only, connect SMTP and back up PostgreSQL and ClickHouse.
40 min Intermediate -
How to install Umami analytics with Docker Compose and HTTPS
Run Umami 3 and PostgreSQL with Docker Compose on 127.0.0.1:3000, replace the default admin password before going public, put Caddy in front, add the tracking script and keep database backups.
30 min Beginner
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Frequently asked questions
Matomo, Plausible or Umami: which should I choose?
Matomo when you need a full suite with goals, ecommerce reports, segments and a tag manager. Plausible Community Edition for a simple, single-page dashboard backed by ClickHouse. Umami for a light Node.js app with events, and in version 3 heatmaps and session replay.
Do I still need a cookie banner?
Plausible and Umami do not set cookies, and Matomo can be configured to work without them. Whether you need a consent banner depends on the law that applies to you and on what you track, so check with your legal adviser.
Why does Matomo need a cron job?
Matomo turns raw visits into reports in a step called archiving. Above a few hundred visits a day, run console core:archive every hour from cron and turn off archiving in the browser; the dashboard then loads quickly and reports stay complete.
What does Plausible Community Edition need?
Docker Compose, a domain pointed at the server, at least 2 GB of RAM and a CPU with SSE 4.2 or NEON for ClickHouse. The Community Edition is released twice a year and is supported by its community.
What changed in Umami 3?
Umami 3 supports PostgreSQL only; MySQL installs must migrate with the official guide. It needs Node.js 22 or newer and adds features such as heatmaps, session replay and two-factor login. Change the default admin password right after the first login.
Can I bring my Google Analytics history?
Matomo offers a Google Analytics importer plugin that brings past reports into Matomo. For the other tools, keep your old reports exported and start fresh; the numbers are counted differently anyway.
Ready to own your analytics?
Tell us what you want to run and for how many people, and we will help you pick the right server.