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December 15, 2025

Beacon v1.5 — Self-hosted Docker images

You asked, repeatedly, and we listened. Beacon v1.5 brings official self-hosted Docker images. Run the exact same analytics you get on Beacon Cloud, entirely on your own infrastructure.

What shipped

  • Official images: usebeacon/beacon and usebeacon/beacon-collector, published to Docker Hub and tagged per release.
  • One-command start: A maintained docker-compose.yml that brings up the app, collector, and Postgres in a single step.
  • Migrations on boot: Schema upgrades run automatically, so docker compose pull is the whole upgrade path.
  • Same privacy model: No cookies, no third-party calls — your visitor data never leaves your server.

We've documented the full setup, including reverse-proxy and TLS notes, in the self-hosting guide. If you hit a snag, the install troubleshooting section covers the usual suspects.

Funnels from v1.4 work identically on self-hosted instances — nothing is gated behind Cloud.

What's next: we're turning our attention to dashboard performance. Big speedups coming in v1.6.

If you're self-hosting, tell us how the rollout went:

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Happy hosting, the Beacon team

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