Getting started

Overview

Welcome to the Umami documentation!

What is Umami?

Umami is an open-source, privacy-focused web analytics tool that serves as an alternative to Google Analytics. It provides essential insights into website traffic, user behavior, and performance, all while prioritizing data privacy.

Unlike many traditional analytics platforms, Umami does not collect or store personal data, avoiding the need for cookies, and is GDPR and PECR compliant.

Designed to be lightweight and easy to set up, Umami can be self-hosted, giving users full control over their data.

Quickstart

To get Umami up and running you will need to:

Hosting

If you are unfamiliar with running your own servers, check out the Hosting section to get a quick overview.

There are also many services that will run Umami. See the Guides section.

Community

Need help getting started? Come join our community!

Frequently asked questions

1. Is Umami GDPR compliant?

Yes, Umami does not collect any personally identifiable information and anonymizes all data collected. Users cannot be identified and are never tracked across websites.

2. Do I need to display a cookie notice to users?

No, Umami does not use any cookies in the tracking code.

3. Does Umami work on a single page application (SPA)?

Yes, Umami works seamlessly between SPAs and normal websites.

4. Can Umami record events such as button clicks?

Yes, please see Track Events.