Deploy PostHog on Your Own Server

🦔 PostHog provides open-source product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and A/B testing that you can self-host.

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What is PostHog?

Enter your PostHog Configuration parameters and click on next. The process will take a just a few minutes to finish. **Note**: This One Click App deploys a **total of 16 different apps** and it requires at least 8GB of RAM with a a Quad-Core CPU.

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Self-Host PostHog

Follow these steps to deploy on your own server.

Install Docker

Skip this step if Docker is already installed on your server.

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Configure

Customize the settings below. Defaults work for most cases.

Service Name*

Domain*

General

Postgres Port*

PostHog-LLM Secret Key*

Is PostHog running behind a proxy*

Trust all proxies*

Disable Secure SSL Redirect*

Clickhouse secure*

Enable Object storage*

Object Storage Password Key*

Enable Elastic Search*

Deploy

Copy the configuration and run it on your server.

services:
  posthog-clickhouse:
    volumes:
      - clickhouse-data:/var/lib/clickhouse
  posthog-db:
    image: postgres:12-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: posthog
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: da7bf12ac641
      POSTGRES_USER: posthog
    volumes:
      - posthog-postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
  posthog-elasticsearch:
    image: elasticsearch:7.16.2
    environment:
      ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms256m -Xmx256m
      cluster.routing.allocation.disk.threshold_enabled: "true"
      cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage: 128mb
      cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.high: 256mb
      cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.low: 512mb
      discovery.type: single-node
      xpack.security.enabled: "false"
    volumes:
      - posthog-elasticsearch:/var/lib/elasticsearch/data
  posthog-kafka:
    image: ghcr.io/posthog/kafka-container:v2.8.2
    environment:
      ALLOW_PLAINTEXT_LISTENER: "true"
      KAFKA_BROKER_ID: "1001"
      KAFKA_CFG_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: PLAINTEXT://posthog-kafka:9092
      KAFKA_CFG_LISTENERS: PLAINTEXT://:9092
      KAFKA_CFG_RESERVED_BROKER_MAX_ID: "1001"
      KAFKA_CFG_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: posthog-zookeeper:2181
    volumes:
      - posthog-kafka-data:/bitnami/kafka
    depends_on:
      - posthog-zookeeper
  posthog-objectstorage:
    image: minio/minio:RELEASE.2022-06-25T15-50-16Z
    environment:
      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: 1dd8add49cf7b71b5c1ceb2
      MINIO_ROOT_USER: object_storage_root_user
    volumes:
      - posthog-objectstorage:/data
    ports:
      - 19000:19000
      - 19001:19001
  posthog-plugin:
    image: posthog/posthog:e2f4b4a8b46667f75ad9bdacf4a487a5dd2d5dbf
    environment:
      CDP_REDIS_HOST: posthog-redis7
      CDP_REDIS_PORT: "6379"
      CLICKHOUSE_HOST: posthog-clickhouse
      CLICKHOUSE_SECURE: "false"
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://posthog:da7bf12ac641@posthog-db:5432/posthog
      DISABLE_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT: "true"
      KAFKA_HOSTS: posthog-kafka:9092
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID: object_storage_root_user
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ENABLED: "true"
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ENDPOINT: http://posthog-objectstorage:19000
      OBJECT_STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: 1dd8add49cf7b71b5c1ceb2
      REDIS_URL: redis://posthog-redis:6379/
      SECRET_KEY: 77633b76fd8ab99b30dc4dd
      SITE_URL: http://posthog-web.your-domain.com
    depends_on:
      - posthog-db
      - posthog-redis
      - posthog-clickhouse
      - posthog-kafka
      - posthog-objectstorage
  posthog-redis:
    image: redis:6.2.7-alpine
  posthog-redis7:
    image: redis:7.2-alpine
  posthog-temporal:
    image: temporalio/auto-setup:1.20.0
    environment:
      DB: postgresql
      DB_PORT: "5432"
      ENABLE_ES: "false"
      ES_SEEDS: posthog-elasticsearch
      ES_VERSION: v7
      POSTGRES_PWD: da7bf12ac641
      POSTGRES_SEEDS: posthog-db
      POSTGRES_USER: posthog
    ports:
      - 7233:7233
    depends_on:
      - posthog-elasticsearch
      - posthog-db
  posthog-temporal-admin-tools:
    image: temporalio/admin-tools:1.20.0
    environment:
      TEMPORAL_CLI_ADDRESS: posthog-temporal:7233
    depends_on:
      - posthog-temporal
  posthog-temporal-django-worker:
    image: posthog/posthog:e2f4b4a8b46667f75ad9bdacf4a487a5dd2d5dbf
    environment:
      CLICKHOUSE_HOST: posthog-clickhouse
      CLICKHOUSE_SECURE: "false"
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://posthog:da7bf12ac641@posthog-db:5432/posthog
      DISABLE_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT: "true"
      IS_BEHIND_PROXY: "true"
      KAFKA_HOSTS: posthog-kafka:9092
      REDIS_URL: redis://posthog-redis:6379/
      SECRET_KEY: 77633b76fd8ab99b30dc4dd
      SITE_URL: http://posthog-web.your-domain.com
      TEMPORAL_HOST: posthog-temporal
      TRUST_ALL_PROXIES: "false"
    depends_on:
      - posthog-db
      - posthog-redis
      - posthog-clickhouse
      - posthog-kafka
      - posthog-objectstorage
      - posthog-temporal
  posthog-temporal-ui:
    image: temporalio/ui:2.10.3
    environment:
      TEMPORAL_ADDRESS: posthog-temporal:7233
      TEMPORAL_CORS_ORIGINS: http://localhost:3000
    ports:
      - 8081:8080
    depends_on:
      - posthog-temporal
      - posthog-db
  posthog-web:
    image: posthog/posthog:e2f4b4a8b46667f75ad9bdacf4a487a5dd2d5dbf
    environment:
      CLICKHOUSE_HOST: posthog-clickhouse
      CLICKHOUSE_SECURE: "false"
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://posthog:da7bf12ac641@posthog-db:5432/posthog
      DISABLE_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT: "true"
      IS_BEHIND_PROXY: "true"
      KAFKA_HOSTS: posthog-kafka:9092
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID: object_storage_root_user
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ENABLED: "true"
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ENDPOINT: http://posthog-objectstorage:19000
      OBJECT_STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: 1dd8add49cf7b71b5c1ceb2
      REDIS_URL: redis://posthog-redis:6379/
      SECRET_KEY: 77633b76fd8ab99b30dc4dd
      SITE_URL: http://posthog-web.your-domain.com
      TRUST_ALL_PROXIES: "false"
    depends_on:
      - posthog-db
      - posthog-redis
      - posthog-clickhouse
      - posthog-kafka
  posthog-worker:
    image: posthog/posthog:e2f4b4a8b46667f75ad9bdacf4a487a5dd2d5dbf
    environment:
      CLICKHOUSE_HOST: posthog-clickhouse
      CLICKHOUSE_SECURE: "false"
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://posthog:da7bf12ac641@posthog-db:5432/posthog
      DISABLE_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT: "true"
      IS_BEHIND_PROXY: "true"
      KAFKA_HOSTS: posthog-kafka:9092
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID: object_storage_root_user
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ENABLED: "true"
      OBJECT_STORAGE_ENDPOINT: http://posthog-objectstorage:19000
      OBJECT_STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: 1dd8add49cf7b71b5c1ceb2
      REDIS_URL: redis://posthog-redis:6379/
      SECRET_KEY: 77633b76fd8ab99b30dc4dd
      SITE_URL: http://posthog-web.your-domain.com
      TRUST_ALL_PROXIES: "false"
  posthog-zookeeper:
    image: zookeeper:3.7.0
    volumes:
      - posthog-zookeeper-datalog:/datalog
      - posthog-zookeeper-data:/data
      - posthog-zookeeper-logs:/logs
volumes:
  clickhouse-data: {}
  posthog-postgres-data: {}
  posthog-elasticsearch: {}
  posthog-kafka-data: {}
  posthog-objectstorage: {}
  posthog-zookeeper-datalog: {}
  posthog-zookeeper-data: {}
  posthog-zookeeper-logs: {}

Then run:

docker compose up -d

Access

Once started, access your app at http://localhost:80

Why Self-Host PostHog?

Full Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access.

No Monthly Fees

Pay only for your server. No per-seat or usage charges.

Complete Control

Customize, backup, and scale on your own terms.

Privacy & Compliance

Meet GDPR, HIPAA, or internal security requirements.

Technical Details

Official Docs

posthog.com

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