Running on DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is an affordable cloud hosting provider that will let you host your own Umami setup. In this setup guide we are going to install Ubuntu, a Postgresql or MySQL database, an Nginx webserver, Node.js and Umami. DigitalOcean also has a NodeJS Droplet template that comes with Node.js, Ubuntu and Nginx which can get you started quicker.

For personal use, you can start with a single $5 a month cloud server and scale up as needed. You can use this link to get a $100 credit for the first 60 days.

Note, these steps can be repeated on any cloud hosting provider that offers Ubuntu.

Install Ubuntu

• Initial server setup with Ubuntu 18.04

Install database (Postgresql or MySQL)

• How to install Postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04
• How to install MySQL on Ubuntu 18.04

Install Nginx

• How to install Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04

Install Node.js

• How to install Node.js on Ubuntu 18.04

Install Umami

• See Install under Getting started

Running Umami

You can simply run npm start to start Umami, but it’s highly recommended you use a process manager like PM2 which will handle restarts for you.

To run with PM2:

npm install pm2 -g
cd umami
pm2 start npm --name umami -- start 
pm2 save

Proxying with Nginx

With Umami now running, you can proxy requests to a domain or subdomain from Nginx to Umami.

The following config will send all requests from umami.yourdomain.com to your local Umami instance.

server {
  server_name umami.yourdomain.com;
  location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
  }
}

Adding an SSL certificate (optional)

• How To Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04

Finish

That’s it! You’re now self-hosting Umami on your own server.