Umami, a self-hosted web analytics tool, is designed to offer high-quality metrics without the bloat of traditional tracking scripts. Umami analytics track website performance through a clean, modern interface without using cookies or collecting personal data. When paired with Kamatera’s high-performance virtual private servers, your analytics dashboard remains lightning-fast, even as your traffic scales.
By deploying Umami on Kamatera’s enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, you get a powerful, GDPR-compliant alternative to Google Analytics that you control entirely.
Why choose Kamatera for your Umami analytics?
With Kamatera’s 20+ data center locations, deploy your Umami database in the region closest to your users—or the region required by your data residency policy.- Scale CPU, RAM, and storage at any time, from a small Umami instance tracking a personal blog to an enterprise deployment tracking millions of events per day,
- Combine Kamatera’s load balancers and block storage with Umami’s stateless architecture to build the ultimate high-availability deployment.
- With full root access and no abstraction layers blocking your path, you can install Umami the way you want, with complete control over the OS and networking stack.
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Frequently Asked Questions
For Umami, key requirements include a server capable of running Node.js 18.18+ (or Docker), a PostgreSQL database 12.14+, sufficient RAM (2GB+ for small sites, more for higher traffic), and a 64-bit Linux OS. Using a process manager like PM2 and a reverse proxy such as NGINX is recommended for production setups.
For more detailed information, refer to the Umami installation documentation.
Yes. A single Umami installation can track an unlimited number of websites. You can manage them all from one central dashboard and even share public links for specific site reports.
No. Because Umami does not track individual users across different websites and does not store personal information using cookies, you generally do not need to display a cookie consent banner for the sake of these analytics.
Umami serves a wide range of practical applications, from privacy-first marketing and SEO to granular SaaS product analytics and content optimization. Marketers and developers use it to track campaign success and user engagement like button clicks and form submissions without the legal burden of cookie consent banners or the performance drag of heavy tracking libraries. Because it is highly secure and privacy-compliant, it is also an ideal solution for monitoring internal company dashboards or sensitive wikis where data sovereignty is a priority.
The main distinction between Umami and Google Analytics lies in data ownership and privacy. When you host Umami on your own infrastructure, you maintain 100% control over your data, whereas Google Analytics stores information on its own servers to support its advertising ecosystem. Because Umami does not use cookies or collect personally identifiable information, it is GDPR-compliant by design and typically eliminates the need for intrusive cookie consent banners that can disrupt the user experience.
From a technical perspective, Umami offers superior performance and simplicity compared to the complex Google Analytics 4 interface. Its tracking script is extremely lightweight at under 2kb, ensuring your site remains fast and is less likely to be suppressed by ad-blockers. While Google Analytics requires significant configuration and training to navigate, Umami provides a clean, single-page dashboard that delivers essential metrics like page views, referrers, and device types at a glance.
We provide a 99.95% uptime SLA. Our redundant infrastructure, multiple network carriers, and proactive cloud monitoring ensure maximum availability.
During the 30-day trial period, you may create one server with a configuration costing up to $100. You will have 1000 GB of free traffic available. Customers must provide a valid credit card to start the trial, but the card will not be charged if you stay within the usage limits stated above. If you wish to cancel the free trial, you can simply terminate your server without incurring any charges. However, if you do not cancel before the trial ends, we will begin charging for services used.
We provide 24/7 technical support from real human experts. Whether you have a question about your cloud instance or need assistance with your network configuration, our team is always available to help.