How to install Matomo Analytics on a Cloud VPS

Matomo is the leading open-source web analytics platform, a privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative where you own 100% of the data.

Self-hosted analytics means you own the data, GDPR compliance is straightforward and there are no event or visitor caps.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Matomo Analytics installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Matomo Analytics from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 80.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | cut -c1-20)
docker network create matomo
docker volume create matomo_db
docker volume create matomo_app
docker run -d --name matomo-db --restart=always --network matomo \
  -e MARIADB_DATABASE=matomo -e MARIADB_USER=matomo -e MARIADB_PASSWORD="$DB_PASS" -e MARIADB_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD=1 \
  -v matomo_db:/var/lib/mysql mariadb:11
docker run -d --name matomo --restart=always --network matomo -p 80:80 \
  -v matomo_app:/var/www/html matomo:latest
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Matomo: http://%s\nFinalizeaza instalarea la prima accesare.\nBaza de date: server matomo-db, baza matomo, utilizator matomo, parola %s\n' "$IP" "$DB_PASS" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.