9000 Stars Achieved! The Story of How an Analytics Tool I Made for Myself Unexpectedly Gained Popularity

Ever thought, "I wish there was a simpler, more user-friendly web analytics tool?" 💭
I've felt the same way, but apparently there's a Google Analytics alternative someone made just for themselves that's unexpectedly gained 9000 stars on GitHub! ✨

Just Made It for Myself, But...?

The tool, called "rybbit," was apparently created by someone who just wanted to use it themselves.
But when you check the GitHub link, the star count is incredible!
The creator seems just as surprised that it's getting so much attention 😳

Why Is It So Popular?

When I checked out rybbit's website, I could feel its "gentle and easy-to-understand" vibe 🌸
Don't you sometimes feel overwhelmed by regular analytics tools with too much information, thinking "Wait, what am I supposed to look at here?"
But rybbit seems to simply organize the essential data with intuitive operation 🥺✨

Plus, being open-source means you can customize it freely, which is another appealing aspect 👀
Being able to "tweak it however you want to fit your service" is really important, right? 💡

Some Things That Made Me Curious

Honestly, I'm the type who initially thinks "This looks complicated..." with tools like these 💦
But rybbit has clear explanations and an easy-to-understand design that made me think "Maybe I should give this a try?" 🎀
I'll need to test it myself to see if it really works for me, but I could tell it was built with the user's perspective in mind!

To Summarize...

A tool made for personal use has gained support from many people
Perfect for those who want simple, easy-to-understand web analytics
Easy to customize since it's open-source
Even if you're hesitant at first, its focus on clarity makes it approachable

It's nice to have options like this for people who think "Analytics tools are too complex and intimidating," right? 😆🔧

If you're interested, check out the GitHub and official website!
💗 rybbit's GitHub is here
💗 Official website is here

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Wow! That's amazing that it's so popular! ✨

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レオ

This is awesome! Definitely gonna try it. How do you track unique users without cookies?

エイダン

Nice - GA had become unusable for accurate web dev metrics, so I'm happy to see familiar numbers.

ロバート

Really good and easy to self-host too.

グレース

Been looking at it, is there a way to display data in-app without using Rybbit's UI?

ベン

Looks promising. How does it compare to Umami?

ハンナ

Just wanted to mention, there's no company name or address anywhere on the site, right? Might be difficult to use in the EU. It says 'GDPR fully compliant' but I can't even find where it's located.

ノーラン

Bought 4000 stars in April?

チャーリー

I take that back, I was too harsh. It's legit!

クリス

Been following this for a while, it's really amazing! Congrats! I'm working on a similar project with Go backend using Clickhouse (though a bit different of course)

ロバート

9000 stars is incredible. Congratulations!

グレース

Can it detect and exclude bots like Google Analytics?

レオ

Awesome!