umami/README.md

Umami

Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.

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🚀 Getting Started

A detailed getting started guide can be found at umami.is/docs.

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🛠 Installing from Source

Requirements

• A server with Node.js version 16.13 or newer
• A database. Umami supports MySQL (minimum v8.0) and PostgreSQL (minimum v12.14) databases.

Install Yarn

npm install -g yarn

Get the Source Code and Install Packages

git clone https://github.com/umami-software/umami.git
cd umami
yarn install

Configure Umami

Create an .env file with the following:

DATABASE_URL=connection-url

The connection URL format:

postgresql://username:mypassword@localhost:5432/mydb
mysql://username:mypassword@localhost:3306/mydb

Build the Application

yarn 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

yarn 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.

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🐳 Installing with Docker

To build the Umami container and start up a Postgres database, run:

docker compose up -d

Alternatively, to pull just the Umami Docker image with PostgreSQL support:

docker pull docker.umami.is/umami-software/umami:postgresql-latest

Or with MySQL support:

docker pull docker.umami.is/umami-software/umami:mysql-latest

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🚄 Deploying on Railway

You can deploy Umami on Railway in just a few minutes.

Quick Deploy

Click the button below to create a Railway project with Umami and PostgreSQL preconfigured:

Step-by-Step

1. Sign up / Log in to Railway.
2. Click the Deploy on Railway button above.
3. In your Railway project:
   • Open the Variables tab and ensure:

     Variable	Description
     DATABASE_URL	Set automatically when PostgreSQL service is added
     HASH_SALT	Generate a secure random string (32+ chars)

   • Optional: Add other Umami environment variables if needed.
4. Deploy the service and wait for the build to finish.
5. Open the Railway Shell and run:

   npx prisma migrate deploy
   
   

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🔄 Getting Updates

To get the latest features, simply do a pull, install any new dependencies, and rebuild:

git pull
yarn install
yarn build

To update the Docker image, simply pull the new images and rebuild:

docker compose pull
docker compose up --force-recreate

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🛟 Support