Ackee Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Ackee hosting on xCloud gives you self-hosted web analytics that analyse your sites' traffic without cookies, on a server you control. Deploy Ackee from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned image beside a private MongoDB, generates the sign-in username and password, mounts a persistent volume and publishes the dashboard over HTTPS on your domain. You then add your domains and paste the tracker.

Deploy your Ackee

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What is Ackee?

Ackee is a self-hosted, Node.js based analytics tool for those who care about privacy. Its README says it runs on your own server, analyses the traffic of your websites and shows useful statistics in a minimal interface, keeping tracked data anonymised so visitors are not identifiable. Self-hosted Ackee suits anyone who, in its README's words, doesn't need a full-featured marketing analytics platform like Google Analytics. It is licensed under MIT.

On xCloud this template deploys Ackee 3.6.0 as the official image, pinned by digest, with a private MongoDB 8.0.13. The ackee_mongo volume holds the database, and HTTPS is on your domain. xCloud generates a random username and password for the sign-in. You add each tracked site by its fully qualified domain name, which authorises its tracking origin automatically.

From Sign-Up to a Live Ackee In Just 3 Easy Steps

Running Ackee yourself means the app, a MongoDB database, credentials, a persistent volume, a domain and a certificate before the first page view is counted. Here the install form has no fields at all.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Ackee from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and server; there are no other fields, because xCloud generates the Ackee username and password and the database credentials.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the pinned Ackee 3.6.0 image beside a private MongoDB 8.0.13 with no host port, mount the ackee_mongo volume, and publish the dashboard over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add A Domain And The Tracker
Sign in with the generated credentials, add each site by its fully qualified domain name so its tracking origin is authorised automatically, then add Ackee's tracking script to that site.

Everything Ackee Does, On Your Own Server

This template runs Ackee with a private MongoDB, so page-view data stays on your own server rather than in a hosted analytics account.

Minimal Dashboard
A minimal, focused interface shows your sites' traffic statistics without the clutter of a full analytics suite.
No Cookies
Upstream says Ackee does no unique user tracking and so needs no cookie message, and it keeps tracked data anonymised so visitors are not identifiable.
Event Tracking
Track button clicks, newsletter subscriptions and other events alongside page views, as Ackee's README lists.
GraphQL API
A fully documented GraphQL API lets you build new tools on top of Ackee; the upstream demo exposes a GraphQL playground.
Private MongoDB
Ackee keeps its data in MongoDB 8.0, a private container with generated credentials and no published port.
Persistent Volume
The database lives on the ackee_mongo volume, so statistics survive a restart or redeploy of the same install.

Everything You Need To Run Your Ackee 24/7

Dedicated server hosting for Ackee, so the machine under it is not your problem.

Ackee 3.6.0 deployed instantly
Image pinned by immutable digest
Username and password generated for you
Private MongoDB database
Free SSL certificate
Docker app backups you schedule
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Ackee

Count visits without a cookie banner project
A site owner who wants simple traffic numbers adds Ackee's script and reads them in a minimal dashboard, using a tool whose README says it does no unique user tracking.
Track events like sign-ups and clicks
A small team records button clicks and newsletter subscriptions as events, so a campaign result shows next to page views in the same interface.
Build a custom report on the GraphQL API
A developer queries Ackee's GraphQL API to pull statistics into their own dashboard or a status page, with the data staying on their own server.
Keep analytics for several sites in one place
An agency adds each client domain to one Ackee instance by its fully qualified name, and keeps the MongoDB volume under its own backup policy.

Ackee vs Alternatives

Google Analytics: Ackee's README is aimed at people who don't need a full-featured marketing analytics platform like Google Analytics. Ackee is MIT software on a server you rent, so visitor data sits in a MongoDB volume you control.
Plausible: Ackee is a separate Node.js and MongoDB tool, so choose it when you want its minimal interface, cookie-free event tracking and GraphQL API on your own server.
Umami: Umami is a separate self-hosted analytics tool with its own OneClick page and its own interface. Pick Ackee when you want its anonymised, cookie-free tracking and GraphQL API.
Matomo: Matomo has its own OneClick page. Ackee's README says it is for people who don't need a full-featured marketing analytics platform, so it stays a single Node.js app with a MongoDB database and a minimal dashboard.

Ready To Run Your Own Analytics Server?

Ackee on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore, with the data left in your hands.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Does Ackee need a cookie consent banner?

Upstream says Ackee does no unique user tracking and therefore needs no cookie message, and it keeps tracked data anonymised. This page makes no legal claim: whether any consent law applies to your site is for you or your adviser to decide, so check your own obligations.

Which database does Ackee use?

MongoDB. Upstream's README describes a lightweight Node.js and MongoDB architecture, and this template runs MongoDB 8.0.13 as a private container with generated credentials and no host port. All statistics sit on the ackee_mongo volume, so that is the volume to protect.

Is Ackee a good alternative to Google Analytics?

It suits people who want simple, anonymised traffic numbers and events rather than a full analytics suite. Ackee is self-hosted and has no cookies, but it is deliberately minimal. This page makes no feature-parity claim with Google Analytics, so check that the reports you need exist.

Does Ackee have an API?

Yes. Upstream's README lists a fully documented GraphQL API that lets you build new tools upon Ackee, and the upstream demo has a GraphQL playground. On this install the API is served from the same HTTPS domain, behind the same generated credentials, so keep those private.

How do I self-host Ackee with Docker?

This Ackee Docker hosting template does it for you: the official electerious/ackee image and a MongoDB container, both pinned by digest, are composed on your Cloud VPS, not in an Ackee cloud account. Only the web port is published, over HTTPS on your domain.

How much RAM does Ackee need?

Ackee and MongoDB together have a manifest floor of 1024 MB RAM, 8 GB disk and one CPU core. Busy sites grow the database and its disk use. Sold here as the 6 GB tier, it gives MongoDB's working set room.

How do I update Ackee?

Updates are not automatic. The template pins Ackee 3.6.0 and MongoDB 8.0.13 by immutable digest, and later catalog changes touch new installs only. Back up the ackee_mongo volume, read the upstream release notes, then adopt a newer xCloud template version on your own schedule.

How do I back up Ackee?

Include the ackee_mongo volume in your backup, since it holds every site, event and statistic. Use MongoDB's dump or snapshot process for a consistent copy, store it off the server, and test a restore into a disposable install before you rely on it.

Backup and restore Docker apps

Is Ackee open source?

Yes. Ackee is open source under the MIT licence, linked from this page at the pinned v3.6.0 tag. The Cloud VPS is the only thing xCloud bills for, and the software adds no per-site or per-pageview fee, so you can track as many domains as the server carries.

Who owns the data on a hosted Ackee instance?

You do. Statistics sit in a MongoDB volume on a server you rent, and no third party receives them. You choose when to upgrade and how long to keep data, and you can copy the volume elsewhere whenever you like.

How do I sign in and add a site?

Sign in with the generated username and password from the credentials panel. Then add each site by its fully qualified domain name, so its tracking origin is authorised automatically, and add Ackee's tracking script to that site. A site named any other way may be blocked from reporting.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.