Softaculous Spotlight #1: Matomo

Analytics you actually own, no Google required

When Google Analytics 4 launched a few years ago, it was pitched as the next big thing in digital measurement. For many site owners, the reality has been a bit of a headache. The interface was torn down and rebuilt into something far less intuitive, turning what used to be simple reporting tasks into a steep learning curve.

Beyond the usability issues, handing over every detail of your audience’s behavior to a massive third party is a tradeoff that feels increasingly hard to justify. People were looking for a low friction way to get back to a Universal Analytics style without the baggage. Enter Matomo.

Matomo is a full-featured web analytics platform that runs entirely on your own server. Everything your visitors do gets logged to your database, processed on your hardware, and displayed in your dashboard. No third party sees it. No algorithm samples it. No account suspension wipes it. It’s a fundamentally different relationship with your own data.

We have a new feature to announce! It’s called Performance Boost, and, as you probably guessed, it’s a tool to boost the performance and resources of your hosting account! With the click of one button, you can add up to 8 CPUs, 10GB RAM, 300MB/sec IO, and 350 total processes to your hosting plan for 24 hours. We built the tool to help handle surges in traffic to your site, prepare for a new product launch, or maybe just see how your site would perform with more resources available. Whatever your case, when you need extra resources, Performance Boost is here to help!

Over the past year, we’ve been steadily introducing new payment methods to better support our international customers. We recently added local payment methods for Malaysia (Touch ’n Go & DuitNow) and Philipines (GCash) and now we’re happy to announce we’ve added ZaloPay and VietQR for our users in Vietnam.

Easter is right around the corner, and here at Hawk Host, the Easter Bunny has come early with some excellent web hosting deals. You can get up to 75% off your first payment when you sign up for an annual hosting plan.

Our website automatically displays promotions, all without the requirement of a coupon. However, with so many domain extensions these days, it’s not that easy to find all the great promotions. In April, there are promotions available for popular extensions like .com but also seasonal ones like .garden and .surf.

Over the past year, we’ve been steadily introducing new payment methods to better support our international customers. We’re continuing this trend in 2026 by adding another three payment methods today, focused on our friends in Malaysia and the Philippines: GCash, Touch ’n Go’, and DuitNow.

We realize we’re a bit late, but it’s better to arrive late than never. Our team has finished celebrating, and it’s time to celebrate with some Hawk Host deals until March 27th. We’re offering some excellent deals on our web hosting and cloud VPS products. Of course, if you don’t need either of those, our domain promotions continue until the end of March.

At Hawk Host, we understand that knowledge is power, and we’re happy to announce that we’ve officially launched our updated knowledge base.

Our website automatically displays promotions, all without the requirement of a coupon. However, with so many domain extensions these days, it’s not that easy to find all the great promotions. March is exceptionally exciting as there are promotions available for popular extensions .com, .net .org and many more.

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and you may not be focused on that new website idea or adding that new domain to your portfolio, but if you have an opportunity, we’re offering several excellent deals. We have promotions on a variety of our web hosting plans, cloud VPS, and even a few themed domain extensions.