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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Build Log - March 15, 2026

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Build Log - March 15, 2026

Evening Session (9:14 PM)

TL;DR: Ripped out dead GoatCounter integration and replaced it with a self-hosted Umami instance (LXC 134, umami.kroeker.fun) — the tracker had been firing into the void since day one because the validation email never arrived.

This session was a cleanup-and-ship marathon across two days of accumulated work. The main event: replacing GoatCounter with self-hosted Umami analytics. GoatCounter never sent the validation email, so the account was dead on arrival — the tracking script had been firing into the void since we added it. Rather than fight their email system, we cut bait and went with Umami. MIT licensed, self-hosted, no cookies, no fingerprinting. Exactly the ethos Wally wants.

Deployed Umami as a new FabLab service — LXC 134 on Host2, IP 10.10.10.41, accessible at umami.kroeker.fun via Cloudflare tunnel. Standard FabLab deployment pattern: docker-compose with PostgreSQL sidecar, 127.0.0.1 binding, resource limits, healthchecks. The compose file got a cloudflared sidecar added during deployment for tunnel access. Created the full service directory at fablab/services/umami/ with docker-compose.yml, .env.example, and CLAUDE.md documentation.

On the wallykroeker.com side, ripped out all GoatCounter references — the Script tag in layout.tsx, the privacy page disclosure — and wired in Umami's tracking script pointing to umami.kroeker.fun/u. The tracker script name is "u" instead of the default "script.js" for a smaller footprint and better adblocker evasion. Updated the privacy page to reference Umami with the self-hosted angle emphasized. Deployed, verified production renders correctly with the script present.

Also fixed the /build-log slash command — it was nested under the Bob skill at ~/.claude/skills/Bob/BuildLog/ so it wasn't discoverable as a top-level command. Created a top-level alias at ~/.claude/skills/build-log/SKILL.md that routes to the canonical skill. Now /build-log fires directly.

What we worked on:

  • Deployed Umami analytics (LXC 134, umami.kroeker.fun, docker-compose + Cloudflare tunnel)
  • Removed all GoatCounter references from wallykroeker.com
  • Wired Umami tracking script into layout.tsx with website ID 932da4a5-...
  • Updated privacy page to disclose Umami (self-hosted, MIT license, no cookies)
  • Fixed /build-log skill routing — created top-level alias for direct invocation
  • Verified production deployment renders correctly with Umami script active

Observations: GoatCounter's failure was anticlimactic — an undelivered validation email killed the whole integration. The lesson: don't depend on third-party account creation workflows for critical infrastructure. Self-hosting removes that dependency entirely. Umami's been running for an hour and already shows pageviews. Next up: add StillPoint and GoodFields as tracked sites in the same instance. One container, three sites, zero cookies. That's how it should work.

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