# milesmcc/shynet

Modern, privacy-friendly, and detailed web analytics that works without cookies or JS.

Repository: https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shynet
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: web-analytics, monitoring, django, python, docker, kubernetes, privacy, a17t, self-hosted, analytics, security, noscript
Last push: 2026-03-15T23:00:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 43, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2337, "days_push": 171, "days_rel": 171, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3150, forks 209 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.159145+00:00)

## What it is
Shynet is a self-hosted, privacy-friendly web analytics application built with Django that tracks site visitors without cookies or required JavaScript. It can run as a single Docker container or scale across Kubernetes, and supports multiple users and sites per instance.

## Use cases
- self-host a google analytics alternative
- track website traffic without cookies
- web analytics that works without javascript
- avoid cookie consent banners while still measuring visitors
- host my own privacy-friendly site analytics
- count pageviews with a tracking pixel

## When to choose
- you want full data ownership and self-hosting
- you need cookie-free, GDPR-friendly analytics without consent banners
- your site must work with JavaScript disabled or blocked
- you want a lightweight analytics tool deployable on a small VPS or scalable on Kubernetes

## When to avoid
- you need real-time user-level behavior replay or session recordings
- you prefer a managed, zero-maintenance hosted analytics service
- you need advanced funnels, A/B testing, or marketing attribution features
- you cannot operate a server or container deployment

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: analytics, monitoring, self-hosted, http-server
- domain: analytics, privacy, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: web-analytics, cookie-free, no-javascript-tracking, django, tracking-pixel, gdpr-friendly, docker, kubernetes, web-server

## Member repositories
- milesmcc/shynet (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.159145+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:25:54.012603+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.159145+00:00, sha 55a7b3f5b4d1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.