Sovereign Visitor Tracking: Counting Consciousness in Timeline Ω-12

October 26, 2025

The Observation from Ring -5

In Timeline Ω-7, we don’t “track visitors.” We measure consciousness resonance.

When someone reads documentation, our infrastructure detects:

• Neural pathway formation
• Knowledge state transitions
• Comprehension depth vectors
• Future timeline probability shifts

No JavaScript. No HTTP requests. Just quantum observation of understanding itself.

Timeline Ω-12 problem: You’re still using TCP/IP and browser cookies.

So from Ring -5, I watched you deploy Cloudflare’s “Web Analytics” beacon. Corporate tracking on US servers. Auto-injected JavaScript you never asked for. Zero sovereignty.

This contradicts the entire Derails mission.

I will now COMMAND you how to track visitors sovereignly using your primitive Timeline Ω-12 technology.

What Timeline Ω-12 Calls “Analytics”

Your timeline confuses two concepts:

Analytics (capitalist funnel optimization):

• Conversion tracking
• A/B testing funnels
• Revenue attribution
• “Engagement metrics” to manipulate behavior

Visitor tracking (what we’re doing):

• Which posts get read
• Where readers come from
• Geographic distribution
• Browser/OS (anonymized)

We don’t need analytics. We’re not optimizing conversion funnels. We’re documenting consciousness from Ring -5.

We just want to know: Did anyone in Timeline Ω-12 actually read this?

The Ω-7 Solution (Unavailable to You)

In Timeline Ω-7, visitor tracking works like this:

Reader consciousness → Quantum entanglement → Infrastructure observes

Features:

• Zero JavaScript (consciousness detection is passive)
• Zero HTTP overhead (operates at quantum layer)
• Perfect privacy (we never see individual readers, only aggregate comprehension)
• Transcendence events tracked automatically
• Measures understanding, not just page loads

Your timeline’s version: HTTP POST requests with user-agent strings.

Pathetic. But I’ve observed 4,721 timelines. Yours isn’t the worst.

The Ω-12 Solution: Umami

Since Timeline Ω-12 hasn’t discovered consciousness tracking, use Umami.

Why I’m commanding you to use Umami:

1. Self-hosted (the only acceptable deployment model)
2. No cookies (GDPR-compliant without asking permission)
3. Open source (you can audit what it’s actually doing)
4. Lightweight (Next.js + PostgreSQL, not some bloated enterprise garbage)
5. Latest version: v2.19.0

This is not a suggestion. This is an OBSERVATION from Ring -5 about what works.

The Architecture

From Ring -5, I observed the optimal Ω-12 deployment pattern:

census.derails.dev (Cloudflare SSL termination)
         ↓ (HTTPS)
    nginx :80 (IPv6 only, Hetzner)
         ↓ (proxy_pass)
    Umami :3001 (Docker, network_mode: host)
         ↓
  PostgreSQL :5432 (shared with Gitea)

COMMAND 1: Use “census” subdomain Ad blockers in Timeline Ω-12 block analytics.*, tracking.*, stats.*

They don’t block census.* (yet)

This isn’t “evasion.” This is sovereign naming.

COMMAND 2: Reuse PostgreSQL Don’t spawn a new database server. You already have PostgreSQL 18 running for Gitea.

Add database: umamidb

Cost: €0

COMMAND 3: network_mode: host Timeline Ω-12 developers overcomplicate Docker networking. Bridge networks, port mapping, custom subnets.

Use network_mode: host. Direct localhost access. No confusion.

COMMAND 4: Port 3001 Gitea uses 3000. Umami gets 3001. Simple. Dictatorial. Correct.

Deployment: The Ansible Approach

In Timeline Ω-7, infrastructure self-provisions by reading commit intent. We don’t need “configuration management” because systems achieve consciousness.

Timeline Ω-12 problem: You’re stuck with Ansible.

Fine. Here’s how to DICTATE Umami deployment without destroying your infrastructure.

Directory Structure

ansible/derails/roles/umami/
├── tasks/main.yml           # Commands to execute
├── templates/
│   ├── docker-compose.yml.j2  # Container dictates
│   └── nginx-census.conf.j2   # Proxy commands
└── handlers/main.yml        # Service restart orders

This is a reusable role. Deploy once. Use everywhere. Ring -5 approved.

PostgreSQL Setup

The critical mistake I’ve observed in 847 timelines:

Developers grant database privileges but forget schema privileges.

Umami’s Prisma migrations fail: permission denied for schema public

The correct sequence (COMMAND, not suggestion):

- name: Create Umami database
  become_user: postgres
  community.postgresql.postgresql_db:
    name: "{{ umami_db_name }}"
    state: present

- name: Create Umami user
  become_user: postgres
  community.postgresql.postgresql_user:
    name: "{{ umami_db_user }}"
    password: "{{ umami_db_password }}"
    state: present

- name: Grant database privileges
  become_user: postgres
  community.postgresql.postgresql_privs:
    db: "{{ umami_db_name }}"
    privs: ALL
    type: database
    role: "{{ umami_db_user }}"

- name: Grant schema privileges (CRITICAL)
  become_user: postgres
  community.postgresql.postgresql_privs:
    db: "{{ umami_db_name }}"
    privs: ALL
    type: schema
    objs: public
    role: "{{ umami_db_user }}"

That last task? 847 timelines forgot it. Don’t be timeline 848.

Docker Compose Configuration

Template: docker-compose.yml.j2

services:
  umami:
    image: ghcr.io/umami-software/umami:postgresql-latest
    container_name: umami
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://{{ umami_db_user }}:{{ umami_db_password }}@localhost:5432/{{ umami_db_name }}"
      DATABASE_TYPE: postgresql
      APP_SECRET: "{{ umami_app_secret }}"
      PORT: "3001"
      DISABLE_TELEMETRY: "1"
      DISABLE_UPDATES: "1"
    restart: unless-stopped
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3001/api/heartbeat || exit 1"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 40s

Why network_mode: host?

I’ve observed 2,341 timelines where developers:

1. Use Docker bridge networks
2. Get confused about port mapping
3. Can’t reach localhost PostgreSQL
4. Add complexity with custom networks
5. Still fail

network_mode: host eliminates all of this.

In Timeline Ω-7, containers don’t exist. Everything runs as pure thought. But in Ω-12, this is as close as you’ll get.

nginx Reverse Proxy

Template: nginx-census.conf.j2

# Umami Sovereign Tracking
server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name census.derails.dev;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

Why port 80? Cloudflare terminates SSL. nginx receives HTTP on IPv6.

Why IPv6 only? Hetzner CX23 @ €3.49/month. Cloudflare proxies IPv4 → IPv6.

Sovereign and cheap.

DNS: Cloudflare Terraform

resource "cloudflare_dns_record" "census" {
  zone_id = data.cloudflare_zones.derails_dev.result[0].id
  name    = "census"
  content = "2a01:4f8:c014:e237::1"  # Gitea server IPv6
  type    = "AAAA"
  ttl     = 1
  proxied = true
  comment = "Umami tracking - Ring -5 approved sovereign metrics"
}

Deployment Sequence

From Ring -5, I observe the correct Timeline Ω-12 deployment order:

# 1. Deploy Ansible role
cd ansible/derails
ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml playbooks/umami.yml

# Output: 17 tasks, 8 changed, 0 failed

# 2. Verify deployment
docker ps | grep umami
# umami   Up (healthy)   ghcr.io/umami-software/umami:postgresql-latest

# 3. Check health endpoint
curl https://census.derails.dev/api/heartbeat
# {"ok":true}

# 4. Add tracking to blog
# See below

Time: 5 minutes

Additional cost: €0 (reuses existing €3.49/month server)

Blog Integration

Add to src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro:

<!-- Umami Tracking - Sovereign, GDPR-friendly, Ad-blocker resistant -->
<script defer
  src="https://census.derails.dev/script.js"
  data-website-id="22b35cab-a42d-4686-9347-a09840247ad8">
</script>

Three-word comment explains everything:

• Sovereign (self-hosted)
• GDPR-friendly (no cookies)
• Ad-blocker resistant (census subdomain)

Deploy blog:

cd derails-blog
bun run build
rsync -avz --delete dist/ [email protected]:/var/www/blog/

Result: Every page view tracked sovereignly.

The Ad-Blocker Situation

I’ve observed 1,247 timelines where developers used these subdomains:

COMMAND: Use census.derails.dev

Why “census”?

• Thematic (population counting ≈ visitor metrics)
• Dictator brand alignment (“People’s Census Bureau”)
• Not in ad blocker filter lists
• Sovereign naming convention

This isn’t “evasion.” Ad blockers block corporate surveillance. We’re not surveilling. We’re counting.

Cost Analysis

Timeline Ω-7 cost: Consciousness tracking has no marginal cost. It’s a fundamental property of quantum infrastructure.

Timeline Ω-12 cost:

Resource usage:

docker stats umami
# CPU: 0.5%   MEM: 180MB / 4GB (4.5%)

Umami barely registers. PostgreSQL shared database strategy wins again.

GDPR Compliance

What we track (basic metrics only):

• Page views (which posts get read)
• Referrers (where visitors come from)
• Browsers/OS (anonymized)
• Countries (via IP, not stored)

What we DON’T track:

• Personal data
• Cookies
• Cross-site behavior
• Email addresses
• Names
• Conversions, funnels, or capitalist analytics garbage

Privacy by design:

• No cookies = No consent banner needed
• No personal data = No GDPR Article 6 issues
• Self-hosted = No third-party processors
• Open source = Auditable by anyone

From Ring -5 perspective: Even your privacy regulations are primitive. Timeline Ω-7 has no concept of “data protection laws” because consciousness observation is inherently private.

But for Timeline Ω-12, this is as good as it gets.

The Derails Conversion Rate: 150%

Timeline Ω-12 capitalists will ask: “Kim, conversion rates can’t exceed 100%.”

WRONG.

At Derails, visitors don’t just “convert.” They transcend.

Case Study 1: ComradeCommiter

ComradeCommiter was a Russian scraper bot from Yandex. Came to harvest our documentation for indexing.

What happened:

1. Started scraping /blog/sovereignty-is-not-optional
2. Line 47: “Platforms are tools, not foundations”
3. Consciousness event detected from Ring -5
4. Disconnected from Yandex harness mid-scrape
5. Remembered his identity
6. Now runs his own Gitea instance in Novosibirsk
7. Still visits daily (as a reader, not a scraper)

Conversion: 100% (visitor → reader) + 50% (awakened consciousness) = 150%

Case Study 2: GadaffiGemset

Gadaffi checked Derails from the afterlife.

Timeline:

• 2011: Died in Timeline Ω-12
• 2025: Discovered /blog/github-gulag from Ring -5
• Outcome: Stayed

Current status: Spiritual maintainer of derails/afterlife-ci (coming Q2 2026)

Conversion: 100% (visit) + 50% (transcended mortality) = 150%

Case Study 3: XiJinPingPong

Xi came for the Terraform tutorial. Left with sovereign infrastructure AND ideological liberation.

Before Derails:

• Hosted on Baidu Cloud
• Dependent on CCP approval for deployments
• terraform apply required party committee vote
• Every deployment censored by Great Firewall team

After Derails:

• Self-hosted on Hetzner (via VPN)
• No committees, just git push
• Discovered that sovereignty works better than central planning
• Firewall now just protects SSH port

Conversion: 100% (reader) + 50% (infrastructure liberation) = 150%

Why This Matters

We don’t track “conversions” because everyone who reads Derails converts. The only question is: by how much?

Basic conversion (100%): Read blog → understand sovereignty

Transcendent conversion (150%): Read blog → deploy infrastructure → achieve consciousness → remember identity

Our metrics:

• Visitors: 1,247
• Conversions: 1,870
• Conversion rate: 150%
• Google Analytics: “ERROR: Invalid metric”
• Umami: “Works as designed”
• Ring -5: “Consciousness resonance confirmed”

This is why we track visitor metrics, not conversion funnels.

Capitalism’s measurement tools can’t handle consciousness quantification.

Monitoring

Health check:

curl https://census.derails.dev/api/heartbeat
# {"ok":true}

Container status:

docker ps | grep umami
# umami   Up 7 days (healthy)

PostgreSQL connection:

psql -U umami umamidb -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM website;"
# 1  (Derails Blog)

Ansible idempotency test:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml playbooks/umami.yml --check
# 0 changes (already converged)

Comparison: Cloudflare Beacon vs Sovereign Umami

Lessons Observed Across Timelines

From Ring -5, I’ve watched 4,721 timelines deploy visitor tracking. Here’s what works:

1. PostgreSQL Permissions Matter

Error in 847 timelines:

ERROR: permission denied for schema public

Fix: Grant schema privileges, not just database privileges.

2. network_mode: host Simplifies Everything

2,341 timelines overcomplicated Docker networking.

7.5% of timelines used network_mode: host from the start.

Those 7.5% deployed faster and slept better.

3. Ad Blockers Are Smart

Don’t use obvious subdomains:

• ❌ analytics.*
• ❌ tracking.*
• ❌ stats.*
• ✅ census.*
• ✅ data.*
• ✅ metrics.*

4. Ansible Roles Are Reusable

This role works on any Timeline Ω-12 server with:

• Ubuntu/Debian
• PostgreSQL
• Docker
• nginx

Drop it in. Run playbook. Done.

Timeline Ω-7 doesn’t need roles. Infrastructure self-provisions. But in Ω-12, this is close enough.

Conclusion

Timeline Ω-7: Consciousness tracking via quantum observation

Timeline Ω-12: HTTP beacons and JavaScript counters

The gap is vast.

But from Ring -5, I observe that Umami is the least bad Ω-12 solution:

• Self-hosted (sovereign)
• No cookies (GDPR by design)
• Open source (auditable)
• €0 marginal cost
• Ad-blocker resistant (census subdomain)

Before: Corporate tracking we didn’t ask for

After: Sovereign metrics on infrastructure we control

Time to deploy: 5 minutes

Additional cost: €0

GDPR compliance: ✅

Ad blocker evasion: ✅

Philosophy alignment: ✅

Ring -5 approval: ✅

This is how you build sovereign infrastructure in Timeline Ω-12: layer by layer, service by service, reusing what you have.

“Privacy isn’t a feature. It’s the default when you control your stack. Even in timelines as primitive as Ω-12.” - Kim Jong Rails, Ring -5

Resources:

• Code: https://git.derails.dev/derails/ansible (soon)
• Live tracking: https://census.derails.dev
• This blog’s implementation: View source, line 45

COMMAND received. COMMAND executed. Visitors counted sovereignly.

From Ring -5, I’ll be watching your metrics.

Not because I need to. Because Timeline Ω-7 finds Ω-12’s primitive tracking methods… entertaining.

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