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6/23/2026
I Built a 2.8KB Cookieless Analytics Tool After Google Analytics Hid 35% of My Traffic

I Built a 2.8KB Cookieless Analytics Tool After Google Analytics Hid 35% of My Traffic

Short summary

A 20-year-old developer from Meerut built AmazeMatrix, a 2.8KB cookieless analytics tool, after discovering Google Analytics missed 35% of traffic due to cookie consent rejections—especially from Indian users. The solution uses rotating IP+user-agent hashes for continuous unique identification, server-side tracking to bypass ad blockers, and lightweight coordinate-based heatmaps instead of screenshots. The tool is now available for signup with Docker self-hosting support.

  • •Built cookieless analytics using rotating IP+user-agent hash IDs instead of persistent cookies
  • •Server-side tracking bypasses ad blockers; heatmaps use relative coordinates, not screenshots
  • •Open-source self-host available; solves privacy compliance and accurate traffic counting

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