Overview
Counter is an extremely lightweight Go service that records page hits and unique visitor counts with near-zero setup — a single binary backed by SQLite. It exposes a simple HTTP API and an embeddable badge for README files or websites. Best suited for personal projects, GitHub repositories, or open-source libraries that want basic traffic insight without a full analytics stack.
Where it falls short of Google Analytics
- No funnel, cohort, or retention analysis whatsoever
- No custom event tracking beyond page hits
- Data aggregation is coarse; no drill-down by browser, OS, or campaign
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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