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If you only need page views, for example for a personal blog, try goaccess (https://goaccess.io/).

It uses your server logs for simple analytics.

But then you can't use it on Github Pages, right?

I actually use GoAccess on my personal site, which runs on GitHub Pages. Obviously you don't get the actual web server logs (only GitHub has those), but I have a few lines of JavaScript that hits a 1x1 image on CloudFront with the page and referrer information, and then I download the CloudFront logs and use those with GoAccess. Read more here: https://benhoyt.com/writings/replacing-google-analytics/

seems like... way too much work.

Ive changed to Goat Counter, but thanks

Just be sure to check with your legal team regarding using web logs for analytics purposes

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