Liwan
Privacy-first web analytics.
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Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 211 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | liwan-v1.7.0 · 13 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Rust, Docker |
Is Liwan actively maintained?
Liwan is under active development: 101 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 12 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, liwan-v1.7.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Liwan ranks #20 of 33 in Analytics, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Liwan actually does
Liwan is a privacy-first web analytics tool designed to track site traffic without relying on third-party cookies or intrusive user surveillance. Written in Rust and distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence, it provides an alternative to mainstream cloud-based tracking services. You can run it on your own hardware using Docker containers.
Best fit: It suits privacy-conscious site operators who want to collect basic traffic metrics while keeping all visitor data on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The project currently shows a slowing maintenance cadence, which may affect long-term bug fixes and security patching. It also faces strong competition from more mature open-source analytics platforms.
Deployment notes
As a Dockerised Rust application, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for data storage and place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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