GDPR compliant privacy focused web analytics - Open Source Edition
Nyla Analytics Core is the open-source foundation of a privacy-first web analytics platform. It provides essential analytics capabilities for self-hosted deployments, focusing on simplicity, performance, and user privacy without compromising website performance.
This is the core open-source version that powers single-site analytics. For multi-site management and advanced features, see our commercial offering.
- Privacy-first design with GDPR/CCPA compliance
- Lightweight JavaScript tracker (<5KB gzipped)
- Single-site analytics - perfect for personal sites and small projects
- Real-time visitor tracking with basic dashboard
- Simple self-hosted deployment - single binary, SQLite database
- No cookies required - respects user privacy by default
- IP anonymization by default
- Configurable data retention policies
- Essential metrics - pageviews, visitors, top pages, referrers
- Dual licensed - GPL v3 (open source) + Commercial licensing available
- Backend: Go 1.24+ with SQLite database
- Frontend: Server-rendered HTML with basic JavaScript
- Deployment: Single binary with embedded assets
- Real-time: Basic live visitor updates
- Storage: SQLite for zero-config setup
The complete technical specifications for Nyla can be found in the SPECS.md file. These specifications cover:
- Architecture Overview
- API Specification
- JavaScript Tracker
- Database Schema
- Deployment Guide
- Development Guide
See the Development Guide for detailed setup instructions.
# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/joepurdy/nyla-core.git
cd nyla-core
# Set up environment
cp .envrc.example .envrc
direnv allow
# Initialize development database
make migrate
make seed
# Build and run
make nyla-core
./bin/nyla-core- Go 1.24+ - Core application development
- SQLite 3.39.0+ - Database storage
- direnv - Environment variable management
- Docker (optional) - Container testing and deployment
Nyla Analytics Core is in active development:
- ✅ Open-source core architecture designed
- ✅ Core specifications and development workflow
- ✅ Database schema and API design
- 🚧 Core analytics engine implementation
- 🚧 Basic dashboard interface
- 🚧 JavaScript tracker development
- 📝 Documentation and deployment guides
Nyla Analytics Core is dual-licensed:
Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 (GPL v3) for open source use - see the LICENSE file for details.
Commercial licensing available for businesses that want to integrate Nyla Core into proprietary applications without GPL v3 obligations.
Choose the license that fits your needs:
- Open source projects → Use GPL v3 (free)
- Commercial/proprietary projects → Contact us for commercial licensing
- SaaS providers → Either license works, depending on your requirements
📄 Learn more: See LICENSING.md for detailed licensing guide
📧 Commercial licensing: licensing@getnyla.app