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Re:Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites by XCSme on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:07AM (#23350792)
I have actually built a self-hosted alternative to Hotjar[0] and there are also some other platforms I think, so you can indeed have great analytics without relying on 3rd party services or having to build your own tool.

[0] https://usertrack.net/

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Re:Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites by satvikpendem on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:28AM (#23351095)
Wow that looks great, I might give it a go. Where is the screen recording feature, I saw it was advertised on the landing page but don't see it on the demo. Also is it open source?
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Re:Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites by XCSme on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:59AM (#23351563)
Forgot to answer about Open Source.

userTrack is not free (open-source) but sold as a product for a one-time fee. As for the soure code: currently you get the original PHP backend code but only the bundled front-end code. I am also adding soon the option to download the original front-end code (TypeScript + ReactJS + MaterialUI).

I have thought about releasing userTrack as open-source, but I currently work full-time on it and I need to sustain myself, otherwise I couldn't spend the time to work on it. If I find a sustainable way to open-source it, I will.

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Re:Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites by XCSme on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:51AM (#23351429)
Thank you!

You can go to the "Visitors" list and from there you can see a summary of each visit and also view the recording.

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Re:Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites by yupitszac on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:43AM (#23351318)
This is super interesting. Thanks for the share! :)
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Re:Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites by XCSme on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:53AM (#23351464)
Thank you!

Well, it was in my interest to share it, but I do think it's one of the best ways to improve user privacy while still being able to get valuable insights.

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