> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://medama.mintlify.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

Medama Analytics is an open-source project dedicated to providing self-hostable, cookie-free website analytics. With a lightweight tracker of less than 1KB, it aims to offer useful analytics while prioritising user privacy.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/medama/YpyW_DRIsi4t2IIc/img/demo.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YpyW_DRIsi4t2IIc&q=85&s=3b0dd58e920bb636b305729a039f2eb5" alt="Medama Analytics Homepage" width="960" height="768" data-path="img/demo.png" />

## Features

* 📊 **Real-Time Analytics:** Monitor website performance and user interactions instantly.

* 🔒 **Privacy-Focused:** Lightweight tracker (\<1KB) without cookies, IP addresses, or additional identifiers, ensuring compliance with GDPR, PECR, and other regulations.

* 🧪 **Easy To Integrate:** [OpenAPI-based](/api-reference/introduction) server for effortless integration into personal or professional dashboards.

* 💼 **Self-Hostable:** Simple, single-binary setup with no external dependencies, capable of running on VMs with 256MB memory for most small websites.

## Quick Start

Designed for easy self-hosting and open-source by design, getting started is simpler than any other option in the market.

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    Start self-hosting your own analytics instance.
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  <Card title="Methodology" icon="pen-to-square" href="/methodology/overview">
    Learn how Medama Analytics collects and processes data.
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