Apps / Plausible CE
Managed Plausible CE hosting.
One server, no app limits.
Lightweight, privacy-first analytics. One script tag, no cookie banner drama.
What it is
Plausible CE is the lightweight, privacy-first analytics: one clean dashboard, a script under 1 KB, no cookies, and numbers your whole team actually reads, self-hosted from the Community Edition.
Minimum RAM
2 GB
Fits on SC-2GB; SC-4GB is the comfortable pick with room to stack.
What we install
The playbook deploys Plausible CE dockerized with its PostgreSQL and ClickHouse per the official compose, HTTPS forced, the events pipeline verified with a real pageview, and the snippet ready for your sites.
What managed covers
Stack and server updates with snapshots first, daily snapshots plus dual offsite backups of the analytics databases, monitoring on the pipeline, and the managed firewall.
The app is $0. The managed server is the only bill, and everything above is part of it.
What does managed Plausible hosting include?
The CE stack (app, Postgres, ClickHouse) deployed correctly and kept healthy, with your traffic history backed up twice offsite, at flat server pricing with no pageview tiers. The hosted product's simplicity, on your hardware.
Plausible or Matomo?
Plausible when you want one elegant page of numbers and a featherweight script; Matomo when you want depth, segments, and per-visitor detail. Both are in this catalog at $0, and some teams run both: Plausible for the daily glance, Matomo for the deep dive.
Is it really cookieless?
Yes, no cookies and no persistent identifiers, which is why consent banners generally are not triggered by it. The script is served from your domain, weighs under a kilobyte, and does not slow the sites it measures.
Why does CE need ClickHouse?
Because events at scale want a columnar store, and Plausible's architecture uses ClickHouse for exactly that. It is the heaviest part of the stack, our playbook deploys it per the official recipe, and it is why the honest minimum is 2 GB rather than 1.
Stack it
Plausible CE runs well with.
Same server, no extra bill. These are the companions our team installs next to Plausible CE most often.
Ghost
+1 GBPublishing and newsletters without the plugin maze. Installed with SSL and a mail path that actually delivers.
Uptime Kuma
+1 GBThe self-hosted uptime monitor everyone loves. Watch your sites from your own server.
Frequently asked questions
How much RAM does Plausible CE need?
2 GB floors the stack for typical traffic; high-volume portfolios give ClickHouse 4 GB to breathe.
Can it track multiple sites?
Yes, unlimited sites on one instance, each with its own dashboard and optional public link.
Does it work with Ghost or WordPress?
Perfectly: one script line in the theme. A Ghost publication with Plausible beside it on the same server is a classic pairing from this catalog.
Sizing an app stack? The VPS sizing calculator recommends a plan from your apps and traffic, with the math shown.
Shared CPU servers
The right home for Plausible CE and most stacks: 3.0+ GHz vCPU, from $10/mo.
See Shared CPU →Dedicated CPU servers
For CPU-hungry stacks and busy databases: cores that are physically yours.
See Dedicated CPU →All plans and pricing
Every plan, both families, one honest price with everything included.
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Fully managed hosting from people who have been doing this since 2001.