AppSignals Analytics

Self-hosted analytics for iOS apps with first-party data ownership.

Overview

AppSignals Analytics is an open-source analytics stack for iOS products. It combines a Laravel backend dashboard, a Swift SDK, and a demo app so teams can run analytics on their own infrastructure.

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Features

• Event ingestion with batching and custom properties
• Crash reporting with dSYM-based symbolication support
• Session replay wireframes with redaction-aware capture
• Dashboard views for events, crashes, replays, and product metrics
• Real-time updates via Laravel Reverb
• API key-based ingestion and project-level isolation
• Privacy-first design with self-hosted control

Repository Structure

Path	Description
backend/	Laravel backend, ingestion APIs, dashboard UI, queues, scheduler
AppSignalsSDK/	Swift Package SDK for iOS/macOS event and crash tracking
AppSignalsDemo/	Example iOS app integrated with the SDK
Documentation/	Setup guide, deployment templates, server requirements

Architecture

flowchart LR
    A[iOS App] --> B[AppSignalsSDK]
    B --> C[Ingestion API]
    C --> D[Queue + Jobs]
    D --> E[(MySQL or MariaDB)]
    E --> F[Dashboard API + UI]
    F --> G[Analytics Dashboard]

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.2+
• Composer
• Node.js 20+ and npm
• MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.6+
• Xcode (for SDK/demo app development)

1. Start the Backend

cd backend
composer install
npm install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# Set DB_* values in .env, then:
php artisan migrate --seed

Run services (recommended helper):

./start_dev.sh

Or run manually:

php artisan serve --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8000
php artisan reverb:start
php artisan queue:work
npm run dev

2. Add the SDK

Use Swift Package Manager from local path:

dependencies: [
    .package(path: "../AppSignalsSDK")
]

Initialize in your app:

import AppSignalsSDK

AppSignals.initialize(
    apiKey: "ok_live_your_api_key_here",
    serverURL: "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
)
AppSignals.debugLogging = true
AppSignals.enableAutoTracking = true
AppSignals.enableCrashReporting = true

Track your first event:

AppSignals.track("button_clicked", properties: [
    "screen": "home"
])

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Purpose
/api/v1/ingest	POST	Batched event ingestion
/api/v1/crash	POST	Crash payload ingestion
/api/v1/replay	POST	Session replay frame ingestion

Documentation

• Full docs: Documentation/index.html
• Backend details: backend/README.md
• SDK details: AppSignalsSDK/README.md
• Deployment templates: Documentation/deployment-templates/

Development

Backend tests:

cd backend
php artisan test

SDK tests:

cd AppSignalsSDK
swift test

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add tests for behavior changes
4. Open a pull request with a clear summary

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Support

If this project helps you, support development here:

https://shabgagan.gumroad.com/coffee

License

Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.