Add Plausible Analytics v3.2.0 - Privacy-Friendly Web Analytics

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Add Plausible Analytics v3.2.0 - Privacy-Friendly Web Analytics

Description

Plausible Analytics is a simple, open-source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics alternative to Google Analytics. No cookies, fully GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant out of the box.

Key Features:

• Lightweight tracking script (< 1 KB) with zero impact on page load times
• No cookies or personal data collection - privacy by design
• GDPR, CCPA, and PECR compliant without any configuration
• Simple, intuitive dashboard with all essential metrics
• Publicly shareable dashboards for transparency
• Goal conversions and custom event tracking
• Real-time analytics with up-to-the-minute stats
• Google Search Console integration
• Self-hosted with full data ownership

Technical Implementation:

• 3-container architecture: Plausible CE + PostgreSQL 16 + ClickHouse 24.12
• $PCS_DEFAULT_PASSWORD for database authentication (no hardcoded credentials)
• Automatic cryptographic secret generation on first start (SECRET_KEY_BASE, TOTP_VAULT_KEY)
• Registration set to invite_only by default for security
• Caddy reverse proxy labels for clean HTTPS URLs
• Port 80 exposed for clean NSL Router URLs
• Healthchecks on both database services with service_healthy dependency conditions
• Internal plausible-network for inter-service communication + external pcs for routing
• Multi-language support (English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, French)

Architecture:

User → Caddy (HTTPS) → Plausible CE (port 80) → PostgreSQL (user data) + ClickHouse (analytics data)

Security Checklist

• Authentication via onboarding - first user becomes admin (valid exception per CONTRIBUTING.md)
• Registration set to invite_only by default
• No hardcoded credentials - $PCS_DEFAULT_PASSWORD for database
• Cryptographic secrets auto-generated and persisted in /DATA/AppData/plausible/secrets/
• Proper file permissions: user: "0:0" on all services (required for database data directories)
• Specific version tags: ghcr.io/plausible/community-edition:v3.2.0, postgres:16.6-alpine, clickhouse/clickhouse-server:24.12-alpine

Functionality Checklist

• Works immediately after installation - onboarding starts automatically
• Data mapped to /DATA/AppData/plausible/ (db, event-data, event-logs, secrets)
• No manual configuration required - secrets auto-generated, DB auto-created and migrated
• Data persistence - all analytics data, user accounts, and secrets persist across reinstalls
• cpu_shares set on all services:
  • plausible: 70 (Interactive with Heavy Tasks - real-time dashboard + analytics processing)
  • plausible-db: 50 (Standard Application - PostgreSQL backend)
  • plausible-events-db: 50 (Standard Application - ClickHouse analytics storage)
• Resource reservations configured:
  • plausible: 512M reservation
  • plausible-db: 256M reservation
  • plausible-events-db: 512M reservation
• Healthchecks on PostgreSQL and ClickHouse with proper start_period
• depends_on with condition: service_healthy ensures correct startup order
• Fresh installation tested
• Uninstall/reinstall tested - data persists

Documentation Checklist

• Clear description in 5 languages (en_us, ko_kr, zh_cn, fr_fr, es_es)
• Multi-language taglines
• Multi-language tips with setup instructions
• Icon, screenshots, thumbnail point to Yundera/AppStore@main

Testing

• ✅ Fresh installation - all 3 containers start in correct order
• ✅ Healthchecks pass for PostgreSQL and ClickHouse
• ✅ Database auto-creation and migration successful
• ✅ Cryptographic secrets generated and persisted
• ✅ Admin account creation via onboarding flow
• ✅ Website tracking script generation
• ✅ Real-time analytics data reception verified
• ✅ Dashboard loads with correct metrics
• ✅ Invite-only registration enforced
• ✅ Data persistence across uninstall/reinstall
• ✅ Resource usage within configured limits

Category

Analytics

Screenshots

1. Main analytics dashboard with visitor metrics
2. Real-time visitor tracking view
3. Goal conversions and custom events

Links

• Official Repository
• Community Edition
• Documentation
• CE Wiki