Google will replace Universal Analytics with Google Analytics 4.

[MarvinSk]

Google will replace Universal Analytics with Google Analytics 4. So I welcome any idea how this docker can be updated to support GA 4

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11583528?hl=en

[iroks]

thanks for info. I read the announcement but didn't have a chance to get a detailed look.
Questions:

• is Google Analytics still relevant for streaming? There are alternatives like Grafana that provide all necessary functionalities. Therefore, is it necessary to provide a further software support for a Google Analytics or better to concentrate on migration of the existing installation to an open source plattorm?
• There is no tracking in the software and I do not have any ideas how many installations use this software on daily basis.

Thanks in advance for your feedback und I will be happy for any discussion in this context.

[ECCOsea]

Hi! Your software have no analogues and this works stable and fast for me. I hope you will support GA 4. Thanks so much!

[MrEiv]

thanks for info. I read the announcement but didn't have a chance to get a detailed look. Questions:

• is Google Analytics still relevant for streaming? There are alternatives like Grafana that provide all necessary functionalities. Therefore, is it necessary to provide a further software support for a Google Analytics or better to concentrate on migration of the existing installation to an open source plattorm?

Google analytics is very relevant for streaming due to the case that you buildt up audience which can be connected directly into Google Ads. In this way the broadcaster can use important google tools. As Google will be the only solution in connected cars, Google Analytics will be the most important tool if radio want to stay relevant also in the future.

[inetactief]

I hope you support Google Analytics 4, i have many stations that use the great tool.

[iroks]

I was on IBC last week. The trend is going to Kabana/Grafana. This functionality is already supported. Why Google Analytics should be necessary? Anyway, I try to make a look for GA4

[ECCOsea]

I was on IBC last week. The trend is going to Kabana/Grafana. This functionality is already supported. Why Google Analytics should be necessary? Anyway, I try to make a look for GA4

I think GA is very simple and "cloudy". It works stable and good for me, and it do not require any additional servers.

[inetactief]

I try to find some information or examples using Icecast and Kabana/Grafana software.

https://medium.com/@lePeco/monitor-icecast-and-wowza-listeners-with-dockerized-influxdb-grafana-and-go-6212bb208988
Is that what you mean, seems like older information

[iroks]

last version is several years old https://github.com/iroks/Icecast2GoogleAnalytics/tree/v2 but you can get an idea how it was planned. Currently, I am working for a company that provides radio streaming as a commercial CDN-service and the work in the public domain can lead to the conflict of interest. For this reason, it is very unlikely that this version and Google Analytics version will be revised in the near future.

[inetactief]

Too bad, I'm actually looking for an alternative. Is it still possible to adjust it for a small fee. Or is it too much work or is it not allowed by your employer?

[ECCOsea]

Hope you will come back and continue support your perfect project. Thank you!

[simsnet]

Another issue here is brsanthu/google-analytics-java. No updates in six years, and no issues opened since 2019.

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

[iroks]

many thanks for the warm comments.

As mentioned in the previous post, I am currently responsible for the radio platform by G&L:

https://www.gl-systemhaus.de/en/services/rndfnk

It is possible to visualize all statistics in Kibana/Grafana. Currently, we are testing HLS segments to session converter --> it is possible to distribute in HLS and get the aggregated statistics in the same dashboard/panel with the Icecast. Live and on-demand audio is supported incl. Akamai CDN distribution for popular channels. I would be happy to present the platform and provide the demo account.

This software will not be developed in the foreseeable future due to the conflict of interest. You can clone the repository and adapt it to the new Google Analytics API. I would try to answer all questions regarding the design or implementation details.

Thank you for using the software over the years.

[inetactief]

Thanks!

If you have a demo, I'm very curious

[iroks]

https://www.gl-systemhaus.de/en/services/rndfnk --> book a demo

[simsnet]

If anyone is trying to use Matomo (formerly Piwik), I've made a script that will pull Icecast listeners into Matomo.

If anyone knows Google Analytics 4 URLs well enough, this could probably be repurposed for GA4.