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7/7/2026

The original title is "Deploying Plausible Analytics - Self-Hosted Web Analytics Platform"
Original: Deploying Plausible Analytics - Self-Hosted Web Analytics Platform
Short summary
This tutorial walks through deploying Plausible Analytics Community Edition using Docker Compose, Nginx reverse proxy, and a Let's Encrypt TLS certificate. It covers cloning the repo, configuring environment variables, exposing ports, and setting up Nginx with SSL. The result is a cookie-free, privacy-first web analytics platform accessible at your own domain.
- •Deploy Plausible Community Edition via Docker Compose with Postgres and ClickHouse
- •Front the app with Nginx and secure it with a Let's Encrypt certificate
- •Register an admin account, add a site, and install the JS tracking snippet to start collecting traffic stats
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