Matomo

Matomo at a glance

Matomo is a widely used open-source, self-hosted web-analytics platform — a privacy-friendly, data-owning alternative to hosted analytics. Matomo ships regular releases plus security fixes; as a web application collecting visitor data and often internet-facing, hardening and timely updates matter.

For admins updates run through the built-in updater or files and include database migrations — back up the database first, and keep the underlying PHP and database supported. Matomo has had security advisories, so apply security releases promptly. Because it holds analytics data (which can be personal), keep the admin off the open internet behind authentication, enforce TLS, and configure data-retention and anonymization to match your privacy obligations. Plugins carry their own updates and risk. After updating, verify tracking, reports and logins. Its self-hosted model keeps analytics data under your control — a privacy strength worth maintaining. Track the version; patchletter surfaces new Matomo releases.