visage

Visage is a simple, privacy‑friendly web analytics solution designed for self‑hosters. It lets you monitor how many visitors your websites receive, where they originate, and which pages they view, while deliberately avoiding any tracking of individual users. No cookies are set, no personal data is stored, and the system complies with privacy regulations such as the GDPR, eliminating the need for cookie consent banners. Key capabilities: - Total visitor count, pageview tally, and median time spent on each page. - Live pageview monitoring for real‑time insight. - Customizable time‑series charts covering any date range. - Breakdown of top pages and traffic sources. - Extensible API for programmatic access to analytics data. - Dashboard that aggregates metrics in an easy‑to‑read layout. Deployment is straightforward. After cloning the repository, you can build a Docker image with the provided script (`./visage image create`) and run the container (`docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 visage:latest`). The service then listens on port 3000, exposing a web UI for the analytics dashboard. Integration requires adding a tiny JavaScript snippet to each page you wish to track. The snippet sends anonymized visit data to the Visage backend, which aggregates the information without retaining any personally identifiable information. Full documentation, including detailed deployment instructions, website configuration, API usage, and advanced tips, is available at https://www.butterhost.ing/visage. Visage is ideal for individuals or organizations that host their own web services and want insight into traffic patterns without compromising visitor privacy.