Vince fixed

ansible/files/Caddyfile.j2

@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 		reverse_proxy {{ docker_container }}:{{ cms_port }}
 	}
 
-	# First-party analytics (Vince) — script (/stats/js/script.js) and event
-	# endpoint (/stats/api/event) proxied same-origin so they survive ad
-	# blockers and never touch a third-party domain.
-	handle /stats/* {
+	# First-party analytics (Vince) — the tracker script and event endpoint
+	# are proxied same-origin with the /stats prefix stripped (vince serves
+	# /js/script.js and /api/event), so they survive ad blockers and never
+	# touch a third-party domain.
+	handle_path /stats/* {
 		reverse_proxy {{ vince_container }}:{{ vince_port }}
 	}
 
@@ -25,3 +26,10 @@
 	redir / /_/
 	reverse_proxy {{ docker_container }}:{{ cms_port }}
 }
+
+# Vince analytics dashboard (login-protected). DNS for this host must point
+# at this server; the tracker script itself stays on the www host at
+# /stats/* — this is only for humans reading the dashboard.
+{{ stats_host }} {
+	reverse_proxy {{ vince_container }}:{{ vince_port }}
+}

ansible/roles/analytics/defaults/main.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
-# vince_container / vince_port live in ansible/vars/default.yml (the Caddy
-# template needs them at play level).
+# vince_container / vince_port / vince_admin_* / vince_site_domain /
+# stats_host live in ansible/vars/default.yml (the Caddy template needs them
+# at play level).
 vince_image: ghcr.io/vinceanalytics/vince:latest

ansible/roles/analytics/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 ---
 # Self-hosted first-party analytics (Vince — Plausible-protocol, single
-# binary). Only reachable on the docker network: Caddy proxies /stats/*
-# on the www host to this container, so browser requests stay first-party.
+# binary). Only reachable on the docker network:
+#   - Caddy proxies /stats/* on the www host here (prefix stripped), serving
+#     the tracker script and event API first-party;
+#   - Caddy publishes the dashboard on {{ stats_host }}.
+#
+# The image's ENTRYPOINT is the bare /vince binary (prints help and exits
+# with no args), so the container MUST be given the `serve` command.
 - name: Pull Vince image
   docker_image:
     name: "{{ vince_image }}"
@@ -20,8 +25,19 @@
   docker_container:
     name: "{{ vince_container }}"
     image: "{{ vince_image }}"
+    command: serve
     state: started
     restart_policy: "unless-stopped"
+    env:
+      VINCE_DATA: /data
+      VINCE_LISTEN: "0.0.0.0:{{ vince_port }}"
+      # serve (re)creates the admin account from these on every boot —
+      # the env file is the source of truth, like the PocketBase superuser.
+      VINCE_ADMIN_NAME: "{{ vince_admin_name }}"
+      VINCE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "{{ vince_admin_password }}"
+      # create the tracked site on startup (CSV list)
+      VINCE_DOMAINS: "{{ vince_site_domain }}"
+      VINCE_URL: "https://{{ stats_host }}"
     volumes:
       - "{{ host_directory }}/vince_data:/data"
     networks:

ansible/vars/default.yml

@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@ docker_network: "{{ title }}_net"
 docker_image: "{{ registry }}/{{ title }}:{{ image_tag | default(tag) }}"
 docker_container: "{{ title }}-staging"
 
-# self-hosted first-party analytics (Vince) — proxied at /stats/* on www host
+# self-hosted first-party analytics (Vince) — script/events proxied at
+# /stats/* on the www host, dashboard published on stats_host
 vince_container: vince
 vince_port: 8000
+vince_admin_name: admin
+# change this before first deploy — it (re)sets the dashboard login
+vince_admin_password: "ChangeMe-Vince-2025!"
+vince_site_domain: mozimo.in
+stats_host: stats.mozimo.in
 
 # caddy publishes www (SSR + /api/* + /_/* -> pocketbase) and cms (admin)
 

docs/analytics-setup.md

@@ -72,13 +72,19 @@ Shopify (shop.mozimo.in) ─ purchase/checkout ──► same GA4 property
 
 ### 2.4 Vince (first-party layer)
 
-1. `./deploy.sh` once (the playbook creates the container + Caddy route).
-2. Open `https://<www_host>/stats/` → register the admin account (first
-   visit only). Then **Add a website** with domain `mozimo.in`.
+1. `./deploy.sh` once — the playbook creates the container (`command: serve`)
+   with `VINCE_ADMIN_NAME` / `VINCE_ADMIN_PASSWORD` from
+   `ansible/vars/default.yml` (change the password there before deploying)
+   and auto-creates the `mozimo.in` site via `VINCE_DOMAINS`.
+2. Add a DNS record for `stats.mozimo.in` (same server IP) — Caddy publishes
+   the dashboard there; log in at `https://stats.mozimo.in/login` with the
+   admin name/password from the ansible vars.
 3. Set `VITE_PLAUSIBLE_DOMAIN=mozimo.in` in your local `.env` and redeploy —
-   the script tag is injected only when this is set.
+   the script tag (with `data-api="/stats/api/event"`) is injected only when
+   this is set.
 4. Check `https://<www_host>/stats/js/script.js` returns the script (200)
-   and that browsing the site populates the dashboard within seconds.
+   and that browsing the site populates `stats.mozimo.in/<domain>` within
+   seconds.
 5. With uBlock Origin enabled: visits still appear in Vince but not GA4 —
    expected and exactly why this layer exists.
 

src/app/__root.tsx

@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ function analyticsHeadScripts() {
             src: "/stats/js/script.js",
             defer: true,
             "data-domain": PLAUSIBLE_DOMAIN,
+            // the tracker derives its event endpoint from the script origin
+            // by default; point it at the proxied path explicitly
+            "data-api": "/stats/api/event",
           },
         ]
       : []),