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Collecting Statistics from Users

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#190 opened on Oct 26, 2020

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Description

To better understand how our software is used, it would be very beneficial to collect analytics from the field. Based on that data we'll decide what features can be sunset and which worth more support.

Is there a free service for open source software that support that kind of analytics?

Example:

  • collect runtime versions, avg download speed
  • analytics outcome: nobody uses python lower than 3.8 and avg download speed 100M
  • possible decisions:
    • drop python prior 3.8
    • low priority for partial downloads work

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Research direction
Research analytics services suitable for open source projects, such as self hosted solutions or free tiers like PostHog, Plausible, or Google Analytics. Evaluate privacy concerns and how to collect runtime versions and download speed without violating user trust.
Tech stack
python
Domain
clianalytics
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Python
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70