Privacy-first web analytics you can self-host or run in managed EU/US cloud.

HitKeep is an open source web analytics platform built for people who want a simpler stack than the usual PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse, and reverse-proxy pileup.

• Single binary runtime
• Embedded DuckDB and NSQ with batched ingest writes
• Privacy-first tracking
• Goals, funnels, ecommerce, email reports, and API clients
• Self-hosted or managed cloud with EU/US region choice

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HitKeep is for teams that want product analytics without adopting a full analytics platform stack.

• Simple to run: one binary, one data directory, no external database required
• Efficient write path: NSQ buffers ingest bursts and DuckDB appender batches smooth out disk-heavy per-row inserts
• Privacy-first by default: cookie-less tracking, Do Not Track support, focused data collection
• Useful out of the box: traffic analytics with countries/languages audience toggles, top/landing/exit page views, custom events, goals, funnels, ecommerce, UTM attribution, and scheduled email reports
• Built for teams: passkeys, TOTP, site and team permissions, API clients, share links, and audit visibility
• Flexible deployment: self-host it yourself or use HitKeep Cloud and still keep the migration path open

Download the latest release for your system:

wget https://github.com/PascaleBeier/hitkeep/releases/latest/download/hitkeep-linux-arm64
chmod +x hitkeep-linux-arm64
export HITKEEP_JWT_SECRET="replace-this-with-a-long-random-string"
./hitkeep-linux-arm64 -public-url="http://localhost:8080"

Open http://localhost:8080 and create your first account.

services:
  hitkeep:
    image: pascalebeier/hitkeep:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - hitkeep_data:/var/lib/hitkeep/data
    environment:
      HITKEEP_JWT_SECRET: replace-this-with-a-long-random-string
    command:
      - "-public-url=http://localhost:8080"

volumes:
  hitkeep_data: {}

docker compose up -d

For production setup, reverse proxies, SMTP, systemd, Kubernetes, S3 archiving, and every configuration flag, use the docs instead of this README:

• Installation guides
• Configuration reference
• Cloud documentation

Once your instance is running and a site is created, add:

<script async src="https://your-hitkeep-instance.com/hk.js"></script>

Custom event example:

<script>
  window.hk = window.hk || {};
  window.hk.event?.("signup", { plan: "pro", source: "landing-page" });
</script>

Tracker options, ecommerce events, custom events, and advanced tracking examples live here:

• Tracking docs
• Custom events
• Ecommerce analytics

The maintained reference lives on hitkeep.com.

• Getting started
• Installation
• Configuration
• REST API reference
• Compliance
• Privacy policy for cloud
• Terms of service
• Comparison pages

HitKeep Cloud is live.

If you want the same product without running it yourself, start here:

• Start in the EU
• Start in the US
• Cloud overview

Prerequisites:

• Go 1.26+
• Node.js 24+
• Make

Build from source:

git clone https://github.com/pascalebeier/hitkeep.git
cd hitkeep
make build
./hitkeep

Contributor docs and project guides:

• Development docs
• Changelog

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.