# AWStats Replacement - Which alternative should HestiaCP adopt? **URL:** \ **Category:** Web\ **Created:** [August 13, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073 "2026-08-13T05:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dotasense](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/dotasense/32/9931_2.png) [@dotasense](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/dotasense)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/1 "2026-08-13T05:36:22Z")
Hi everyone, I’m really hoping the AWStats replacement makes it into the next stable release. Since AWStats is no longer actively maintained by its original developers, it makes sense for HestiaCP to transition to a more modern, secure and efficient log analyzer. However, there are a few great options out there and I’m curious to see where the community stands regarding server resources and UI preferences. I’ve set up a quick poll below. Which alternative would you prefer to see integrated into HestiaCP as the default? _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/1))_ Vote in the poll and let me know your reasoning in the comments! If you have another alternative in mind, please drop it below. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Blats](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/blats/32/5038_2.png) [@Blats](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/Blats)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/2 "2026-08-13T06:11:41Z")
You can also check this AWstats fork version: [GitHub - hestiacn/vstats: vstats: The Modernized Legacy of AWStats. A high-performance, UTF8-native refactor of the legendary AWStats (1995-2026). Reviving a classic after its 2025 deprecation. · GitHub](https://github.com/hestiacn/vstats) ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://forum.hestiacp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/3 "2026-08-14T01:42:21Z")
Also goaccess is a single executable, so real easy to install. ---
**Author:** ![bosunjohnson](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/bosunjohnson/32/9581_2.png) [@bosunjohnson](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/bosunjohnson)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/4 "2026-10-28T21:04:25Z")
How do you install goaccess? I tried but [domain.com/vstats/](http://domain.com/vstats/) gives this error message. ![image](https://forum.hestiacp.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0edb533b2434fa1e84e55f6a8947a51614a7fa8d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://forum.hestiacp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/5 "2026-10-29T05:37:41Z")
It depends what you’re trying to do with it! First of all edit the config file /etc/goaccess/goaccess.conf And set log format, date format, time format. (You can also set these on the command line). These worked for me: ```auto date-format %d/%b/%Y time-format %H:%M:%S log-format %h %^[%d:%t %^] "%r" %s %b "%R" "%u" ``` If you want a live report of the current log, which it looks like you’re trying to do, then this sort of thing works. goaccess /var/log/apache2/domains/domain.com.log -o /home/user/web/domain.com/public\_html/report.html --real-time-html And then load [domain.com/report.html](http://domain.com/report.html) in your browser. If you want to create daily, weekly, monthly reports on a schedule, then you’ll have to dust off your programming chops and design queries to pull the date ranges you want out of the logs, and process them into a static html report file. (Hint, ChatGPT and friends can help) Then run it as a cron job. The domain you publish can be anywhere you want on the same server, so you might want to set up a [stats.domain.com](http://stats.domain.com) with a password protection on it to stop prying eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Felix](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/felix/32/32_2.png) [@Felix](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/Felix)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/awstats-replacement-which-alternative-should-hestiacp-adopt/22073/6 "2026-11-02T21:10:33Z")
I have tested GoAccess and I was very pleased with it. Found it easy to install and configure.