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Proxying Plausible through Apache HTTP Server

If you're already running Apache HTTP Server as your main web server or reverse proxy, you can also configure it to proxy your analytics. Start by adjusting your configuration as shown in the next step.

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Step 1: Enable the required modules​

sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_http
sudo a2enmod ssl

Step 2: Get your snippet​

In the "Site Installation" area of the "General" section in your site settings you can see the snippet specific for your site. It will look similar to the following:

<script async src="https://plausible.io/js/pa-XXXXX.js"></script>
<script>
  window.plausible=window.plausible||function(){(plausible.q=plausible.q||[]).push(arguments)},plausible.init=plausible.init||function(i){plausible.o=i||{}};
  plausible.init()
</script>

Your snippet will have a different script location than the example above. Look for the https://plausible.io/js/pa-XXXXX.js part in your snippet - that's the personalized location for your site's script. Mark it down for subsequent steps.

Step 3: Update your config​

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName website.com

  ProxyRequests off
  ProxyPreserveHost off
  SSLProxyEngine on

  <Location /js/script.js>
    ProxyPass https://plausible.io/js/pa-XXXXX.js
    ProxyPassReverse https://plausible.io/js/pa-XXXXX.js
  </Location>

  <Location /api/event>
    ProxyPass https://plausible.io/api/event
    ProxyPassReverse https://plausible.io/api/event
  </Location>

</VirtualHost>

Replace https://plausible.io/js/pa-XXXXX.js in this config with script location from step 2.

Step 4: Adjust your deployed script​

With the above config in place, you can change the script tag on your site as follows:

<script async src="/js/script.js"></script>
<script>
  window.plausible=window.plausible||function(){(plausible.q=plausible.q||[]).push(arguments)},plausible.init=plausible.init||function(i){plausible.o=i||{}};
  plausible.init({
    endpoint: "/api/event"
  })
</script>

That's it! You're now using a proxy.