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Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by ffpip »

XCSme wrote: post #7
AbdHicham wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which parts are open source in usertrack ? you say not completely open-source

I say it's not completely open-source mainly because it's not free and people usually expect open-source to equal free. Once you purchase it you get full access to the original server-side code (PHP, MySQL). For the client-side part you only get the bundled JS/HTML/CSS (the original client-side source code is TypeScript, React), mostly because otherwise I would have to provide all the build tools and document better…

Did you change the license? I think I stumbled upon your website on HN comment a few months ago. Didn't it be free?

Great product and an excellent demo!

Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by typhonius »

viraptor wrote: post #15

I've tried to use it and... they could work on improving the installation guide. I gave up after an hour or so of failing to provision the database and create configuration in a way that gets me to the initial setup screen. I was using their docker setup for this. It's kind of my job to take random apps, deploy them and manage properly, so I'm not a clueless user here. I could press on and figure it out with more tim…

I’ve found that using geerlingguy’s Ansible roles for MySQL, Nginx, and PHP, most random PHP applications can be deployed with default configuration. I’ve had them in production with Matomo for the past year or so and had no problems so far.

A lot of the challenges faced with a ‘from scratch’ install will revolve around which PHP version and extensions to install and how to get Nginx to talk to FPM. Neither of which are trivial for someone wanting to test/evaluate without much prior knowledge.

Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by samuell »

Installed it on some websites recently. Quite pleased with the UI and the functionality. Pretty spot on in terms of the right level of information about users - providing useful info without stalking people inappropriately. The new version (4.0) seems to improve on some earlier stability issues.

Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by Findus23 »

XCSme wrote: post #3

Is 1.7k open issues something to worry about or is it normal for a project of this size? PS: I have also been building something similar, but not completely open-source: https://www.usertrack.net

While I agree that 1.7k issues are a lot, also keep in mind that there are 9.6k closed issues and they are bugs and feature requests over 11 years that never get closed as there might be someone else coming across some feature request one day who wants to implement it.

Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by mgkimsal »

yread wrote: post #12
XCSme wrote: post #3

Is 1.7k open issues something to worry about or is it normal for a project of this size? PS: I have also been building something similar, but not completely open-source: https://www.usertrack.net

I think it's more a consequence of not tidying up. There are irrelevant issues open from 2008. On the other hand I prefer 1.7k issues to project where they aggressively auto-close tickets

if projects are given the option to 'auto-close' tickets (which honestly, I don't mind - having loads of open stuff can hamper finding more recent/useful info), wouldn't it be helpful to have filter to view 'auto-closed' tickets vs 'closed' tickets?

Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by mgkimsal »

viraptor wrote: post #20
XCSme wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I say it's not completely open-source mainly because it's not free and people usually expect open-source to equal free. Once you purchase it you get full access to the original server-side code (PHP, MySQL). For the client-side part you only get the bundled JS/HTML/CSS (the original client-side source code is TypeScript, React), mostly because otherwise I would have to provide all the build tools and document better…

> people usually expect open-source to equal free. Open source has a specific meaning - is the Software released on an open source license. ( https://opensource.org/licenses ) For example if you pay enough, you get ms windows source as well - that doesn't make it "not completely open source". Your project doesn't seem to be open source at all.

I think the term 'shared source' was coined to describe that particular business model (under certain conditions, the code is shared, and perhaps modifications may be allowed in some scenarios, but no redistribution).

Re: Matomo: Open-source analytics platform

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Post by wartijn_ »

dustinmoris wrote: post #16
Galanwe wrote: post #14

As a non-web developper, I always wondered: Are these alternatives fully able to replace Google analytics? I sort of thought Google analytics would tell you more about your visitors since with Google cookies, they could map them to other visited websites, centers of interest, age group, etc. Are you loosing all that when switching to a less intrusive analytics platform such as this, or is Google analytics not leverag…

Due to the amount of people blocking Google Analytics with browser extensions, Pi-Holes and other tools I find GA increasingly lacking good analytics.

I assume most tools will block Matomo as well. I know uBlock origin with the default blocklist does.
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