# Analytics Without the Cookie Banner

> Most blog platforms come with a familiar ritual. First visit, a banner slides in asking you to accept cookies.

- URL: https://engineering.postlark.ai/11-analytics-privacy
- Blog: Postlark Engineering Blog
- Date: 2026-04-05
- Updated: 2026-04-05
- Tags: building-postlark, analytics, privacy, server-side, zero-javascript

## Outline

- #What Bloggers Actually Need to Know
- #All Server-Side, No Client-Side Scripts
- #The Bug Where Nothing Got Counted
- #Unique Visitors Without Fingerprinting
- #The Dashboard
- #What We Chose Not to Build