Show HN: Redistats - Web stats using Redis

[JimWestergren]

https://redistats.com/

[mgrouchy]

Seeing as this is software as a service and not open source, whats up with the name? Why does it matter that you are using redis? I see you mention it in the "modern proven technologies" section, but that's not a selling point(to me anyway).

[JimWestergren → mgrouchy]

You are right. That I am using Redis is more to appeal to the HN crowd ;) For the user it does not really matter.

I like the name, it is difficult to find names you like available with .com.

[druiid]

I was hoping for a software distribution. Looked pretty neat and then saw it was similar to Analytics, etc. where it is hosted. Any chance you guys will be offering a self-hosted version?

[JimWestergren → druiid]

Maybe in the future, it's beta right now. But you can host the stat data yourself using your own Redis instance. It is hosted in Germany (Hetzner).

[Mahn → druiid]

Same here, I'd happily give it a go if it were self hosted since I was planning to build one from scratch, specifically with redis.

[JimWestergren → Mahn]

Any suggestions on how such a license system can look like? We spent 2 months developing this, I would not like to give away it for free / open source.

[druiid → JimWestergren]

Well, with other software distributed versions of software where it's licensed I generally have seen a 'maintenance' fee yearly for distribution, meaning that technically the software itself is free, but you're charged yearly/monthly to continue receiving updates to it.

[Detrus → JimWestergren]

http://haveamint.com/ are self hosted stats. $30 per site.

[_zjok]

Anyone find it a little odd that in their demo from fullmovies.cc they are publishing the IPs from hits? I don't think the users would really appreciate that.

[JimWestergren → _zjok]

You are right, fixed.

[jzawodn]

"Latest technologies" might want to say "Proven technologies" since latest can imply bleeding edge and possibly unreliable to some folks.

[JimWestergren → jzawodn]

Perhaps yes. But I feel SPDY and Redis are more "latest" than "proven". I will have to think about this.

[Mahn → JimWestergren]

Redis is very much proven, tech giants are using large redis databases for quite some time now, see e.g. Instagram or StackOverflow.

Maybe go with "Modern, proven technologies"?

[JimWestergren → Mahn]

Thanks and corrected.

[kvickan]

Been testing the beta out, very very good stat system, will definitely convert from Analytics.

[JimWestergren]

Let me know what you think. I will listen to your feedback.

[kaahbonk]

Looks interesting, I will check it out.