Umami is a modern, privacy-focused analytics platform. An open-source alternative to Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Amplitude.
npm install umami
Umami
Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.
🚀 Getting Started
A detailed getting started guide can be found at umami.is/docs.
🛠 Installing from Source
Requirements
- A server with Node.js version 18.18+.
- A PostgreSQL database version v12.14+.
Get the source code and install packages
git clone https://github.com/umami-software/umami.git
cd umami
pnpm install
Configure Umami
Create an .env file with the following:
DATABASE_URL=connection-url
Optional: set API_URL to change the base URL used by internal UI API calls.
Relative paths are served under BASE_PATH; absolute URLs are proxied through the local /api route.
For example, API_URL=/internal-api or API_URL=https://api.example.com/api.
The connection URL format:
postgresql://username:mypassword@localhost:5432/mydb
Build the Application
pnpm run build
The build step will create tables in your database if you are installing for the first time. It will also create a login user with username admin and password umami.
Start the Application
pnpm run start
By default, this will launch the application on http://localhost:3000. You will need to either proxy requests from your web server or change the port to serve the application directly.
🐳 Installing with Docker
Umami provides Docker images as well as a Docker compose file for easy deployment.
Docker image:
docker pull docker.umami.is/umami-software/umami:latest
Docker compose (Runs Umami with a PostgreSQL database):
docker compose up -d
🔄 Getting Updates
To get the latest features, simply do a pull, install any new dependencies, and rebuild:
git pull
pnpm install
pnpm build
To update the Docker image, simply pull the new images and rebuild:
docker compose pull
docker compose up --force-recreate -d
🛟 Support
