From afd189e47af0cff6c9c2a8ea1d6e57472fdf9c0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RealStickman Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:54:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add reasoning for self hosting GoatCounter For posterity and in case anyone ever asked --- pages/02.linux/goatcounter/default.en.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/pages/02.linux/goatcounter/default.en.md b/pages/02.linux/goatcounter/default.en.md index a7bb4a2..d4c6dff 100644 --- a/pages/02.linux/goatcounter/default.en.md +++ b/pages/02.linux/goatcounter/default.en.md @@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ visible: true GoatCounter is an Open Source Analytics written in Go. +## Why self host? + +GoatCounter offers a free hosted version for small and hobby websites. +One issue however occurs when users with an adblocker access the website, as access to external websites is often blocked. +By hosting GoatCounter yourself on a different subdomain, most adblockers will allow the request to go through. + +GoatCounter [most likely](https://www.goatcounter.com/help/gdpr) does not require a GDPR consent notice. + ## Installation GoatCounter is distributed as a statically compiled binary.