Plausible Analytics on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg

## Plausible Analytics on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Plausible Analytics is a lightweight, open-source, privacy-first web analytics tool — a simple and ethical alternative to Google Analytics. No cookies, fully GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant, a tiny tracking script, and clear real-time dashboards. This image runs the self-hosted Plausible Community Edition, built and maintained by cloudimg on a hardened, fully patched Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base.

### What's included

• The Plausible Community Edition stack (app, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse) via Docker Compose, managed by systemd
• The Plausible web UI on port 80 (nginx reverse proxy); the databases stay on the private network
• An administrator account and fresh application secrets generated on first boot (no shared default, open registration disabled)
• Analytics event data (ClickHouse) and app data (PostgreSQL) stored on a dedicated managed data disk
• Automatic security updates enabled

### Getting started

Retrieve the generated admin credentials with `sudo cat /root/plausible-credentials.txt`, then sign in at the VM's public IP. Add your first site, copy the tracking snippet into your web pages, and watch traffic appear in real time. Set BASE_URL to your own domain before production. The deployment guide on cloudimg.co.uk covers sites, the tracking script, and configuration.