All 16 Dependencies
Every package Fathom Lite depends on, ranked by repo health score.
Fathom Lite is the open-source predecessor to the commercial Fathom Analytics service — a privacy-respecting alternative to Google Analytics that you can run entirely on your own infrastructure. Built with Go for the backend and Preact for the dashboard frontend, it compiles to a single binary that embeds all its assets, making deployment as simple as running one executable.
The analytics pipeline works by injecting a small JavaScript snippet into your pages. The tracker collects hostname, pathname, referrer, and new-visitor signals and pushes them to a background aggregator that batch-writes hourly site, page, and referrer statistics into a relational database. Because all data stays on your server, you retain full control and have no obligations to third-party data processors.
Fathom Lite is no longer receiving new features — the team's development focus has shifted to the hosted Fathom Analytics product — but the project is actively maintained for security patches and bug fixes. It suits developers and small teams who want a no-frills analytics dashboard without the operational complexity of a full-featured platform.
Supported databases include SQLite (zero-config default), MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Deployment options range from a bare binary on Linux to a pre-built Docker image, and production setups can add Let's Encrypt TLS and GZIP compression through simple command-line flags.
