# PSA: Analytics on my website

Hello there, long time no see! This is going to be a very quick post, but I just wanted to share that in the past few days, I have integrated an analytics service into [my website](https://nocturn9x.space). Fear not, however: I will not be using some third-party, data-mining, privacy-violating proprietary crap made by a big tech company just to tell me how many people have visited my website and draw a shiny graph on the screen. The tracking software I'm using is called [Plausible Analytics](https://github.com/plausible/analytics), and it's free as in freedom. Also, in the interest of transparency, the page that aggregates the statistics that I'm keeping track of is visible [here](https://stats.hyperbit.it/nocturn9x.space): what you see is what I see, unfiltered! The reason for doing this is that I am addicted to graphs and statistics: I cannot resist a webpage filled with numbers, graphs, knobs and dials and such, but I have never wanted to use software like Google Ads, for obvious privacy reasons, so this idea has always stayed at the back of my mind, until now that is!

P.S.: Thanks to the great folks at HyperBit for hosting an instance of this awesome piece of software and letting us know early, by the way!

P.P.S.: Since HyperBit is hosting the plausible instance, you should refer to their [privacy policy](https://hyperbit.it/privacy-policy) to learn more about how your data is handled and what your rights are. Please do not hesitate to contact me via email at nocturn9x@nocturn9x.space or using the contact form on my website if you have any questions or concerns.

See you soon! :)