GoatCounter Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Get useful website analytics without the weight of a full tracking stack. GoatCounter measures visits, pageviews, referrers, browsers, locations and screen sizes from one compact dashboard. xCloud configures the pinned GoatCounter 2.7.0 image, its persistent SQLite volume and the HTTPS reverse proxy in minutes — then GoatCounter's own first-site wizard walks you through creating the analytics site and administrator.

  • No terminal
  • No technical skills needed
  • No lock-in, cancel anytime

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

Self-hosting a lightweight analytics platform normally means a container, a database file, a domain and a certificate before a single pageview is recorded. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick GoatCounter from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and submit the installation once — there are no other fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the vendor-maintained GoatCounter 2.7.0 image pinned by immutable digest, mount the goatcounter_data volume, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Set Up And Start Tracking

    Open your Application URL and use GoatCounter's first-site wizard to create the analytics site and administrator account. Add GoatCounter's tracking script to the website you control, send a test pageview, and verify the result in the dashboard.

Everything GoatCounter Does, On Your Own Server

GoatCounter runs in full here — a self-hosted, privacy-friendly analytics platform, on infrastructure you control.

  • Visits & Pageviews Dashboard

    See visits, pageviews, referrers, browsers, locations and screen sizes from one compact, uncluttered dashboard.

  • Lightweight By Design

    GoatCounter is built to be compact and fast, without the resource footprint of a full analytics stack.

  • Cookieless Tracking Model

    GoatCounter is designed to work without tracking cookies. Whether that removes your consent-banner requirement still depends on your own jurisdiction's rules.

  • SQLite-Backed Storage

    Every pageview is written to a SQLite database on goatcounter_data, so your analytics history survives a restart.

  • First-Site Setup Wizard

    GoatCounter's own first-site wizard creates the analytics site and administrator the first time you open the app — no credential is generated for you.

  • One Volume, Fully Persistent

    The SQLite database and application state both live in goatcounter_data, which survives a restart intact.

Everything You Need To Run Your Privacy-Friendly Analytics 24/7

Managed hosting for GoatCounter, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

  • GoatCounter 2.7.0 deployed instantly
  • Vendor-maintained pinned image digest
  • App origin bound to localhost
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for GoatCounter hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Track analytics for one or two sites of your own.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

Analytics across a growing number of sites.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

GoatCounter alongside other self-hosted apps.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. GoatCounter itself is free under a modified EUPL-1.2 license.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy GoatCounter on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

Free

Start your journey without cost.

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  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Ready For Analytics Without the Weight?

GoatCounter on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is GoatCounter?

GoatCounter is a free, open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics platform that reports visits, pageviews, referrers, browsers, locations and screen sizes from a compact dashboard. This template deploys version 2.7.0.

Is GoatCounter free?

Yes — it is open source under a modified EUPL-1.2 license, with its bundled count.js tracking client separately licensed under ISC. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on and the management around it, not the application itself.

Can I self-host GoatCounter?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the vendor-maintained GoatCounter 2.7.0 image pinned by immutable digest, mounts its persistent SQLite data volume and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in about five minutes instead of assembled by hand.

How do I create the administrator account?

Through GoatCounter's own first-site wizard, not a credential xCloud generates for you. Open the Application URL after installation, and because the database is empty GoatCounter presents its setup wizard — enter the public analytics hostname, an administrator email address and a password there, the same way Gogs or HumHub's own installer works.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The pinned GoatCounter 2.7.0 image, the SQLite database, the persistent goatcounter_data volume, the domain and the HTTPS route. Only the GoatCounter web interface is published through xCloud-managed ingress; the administrator account itself is created by you, inside GoatCounter's first-site wizard.

What should I back up?

The goatcounter_data volume, as one unit at /home/goatcounter/goatcounter-data. It holds the SQLite database with every site, monitor result and pageview history. Back it up while writes are quiesced or with a SQLite-aware snapshot, keep off-server copies, and test restoration to an isolated installation. Don't run `docker compose down -v` during routine maintenance — that removes the volume.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk as a floor — GoatCounter is very lightweight. This page sells the same 6 GB tier as every other OneClick app, well above what GoatCounter itself needs, so there's room for other work on the same server.

What survives a restart?

Everything on goatcounter_data, because it is a persistent named volume. A restart does not touch an existing site, its analytics history, or the administrator account.

Is GoatCounter privacy-friendly? Do I still need a cookie banner?

GoatCounter is designed to work without tracking cookies, which is why it's marketed as privacy-friendly. Whether that removes your legal requirement for a consent banner depends on your jurisdiction and what else your site does — review your own retention and privacy-disclosure obligations rather than treating this as a blanket exemption.

Am I allowed to track any website with this?

Only websites you are authorized to collect analytics for. Configure GoatCounter's data retention and your site's privacy disclosures to match the rules that apply in your jurisdiction before sending it real traffic.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update GoatCounter?

No. The template pins GoatCounter 2.7.0 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review upstream release notes and take a verified backup of goatcounter_data before changing the pinned release.

Is xCloud officially partnered with GoatCounter?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the GoatCounter project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source GoatCounter project.

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

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.

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