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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/pozinux84 on 2025-12-07 21:17:43+00:00.

I built a self-hosted app. People download it and I can see some activity on the demo instance, but aside from GitHub stars and increasing Docker pulls, I have no real way to know whether the app is actually being used or at what scale.

When I had an Android app on the Play Store, I could at least see active install stats and user comments, so even without exact numbers I could tell it was being used.

For those of you who maintain open-source apps: how do you get even a rough sense of real-world usage without adding telemetry? Is telemetry the only realistic option? Would something like a built-in comment/feedback system make sense?