Product Analytics Quick Start Guide

Quick Deploy

Deploy Plausible Analytics in 5 minutes:

# 1. Deploy via ArgoCD
kubectl apply -f platform/apps/plausible-application.yaml

# 2. Wait for deployment
kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l app=plausible -n fawkes --timeout=300s

# 3. Validate
make validate-at-e3-011 NAMESPACE=fawkes

First Login

1. Open https://plausible.fawkes.idp
2. Login with:
3. Email: admin@fawkes.local
4. Password: changeme-admin-password
5. ⚠️ Change password immediately!

Add Your First Site

1. Click "+ Add website"
2. Enter domain: backstage.fawkes.idp
3. Select timezone
4. Click "Add site"

Start Tracking

Backstage is already configured! Just visit: https://backstage.fawkes.idp

Check real-time stats in Plausible dashboard.

Configure Custom Events

1. Go to Site Settings → Goals
2. Click "+ Add goal"
3. Add these custom events:
4. Deploy Application
5. Create Service
6. View Documentation
7. Run Pipeline

Track Events from Code

// In your application
plausible("Deploy Application", {
  props: {
    language: "nodejs",
    template: "express",
  },
});

Next Steps

• [ ] Change default admin password
• [ ] Configure additional sites
• [ ] Set up custom goals
• [ ] Configure data retention (Settings → Data Retention)
• [ ] Explore dashboard features
• [ ] Set up API access (Settings → API Keys)

Need Help?

• 📖 Full Documentation
• 🔧 Implementation Guide
• 🐛 Troubleshooting
• ✅ Validation Script