# antonkomarev/github-profile-views-counter

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4,947 stars · 422 forks · PHP · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/antonkomarev/github-profile-views-counter
- Homepage: https://komarev.com/sources/github-profile-views-counter
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/antonkomarev-github-profile-views-counter.md

## Topics

`analytics` `counter` `gh` `github` `github-analytics` `github-counter` `github-profile` `github-profile-counter` `profile-readme` `view-counter` `views-count` `visitor-counter`

## Description

This project is a server-side microservice that tracks visits to GitHub user profiles and generates a dynamic SVG image to display the total count. It functions as a visual analytics tool that increments a numerical value on every request to monitor profile traffic.

The service allows for appearance customization, enabling users to adjust the colors and thematic styles of the counter via query parameters in the request URL. It also includes a utility for importing historical view counts to maintain statistical continuity.

The system manages persistent visit counters using a key-value store and performs atomic increments to ensure accurate tracking. These metrics are rendered as dynamic images and delivered through a standard request-response cycle.

## Tags

### Part of an Awesome List

- [GitHub Profile Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/github-profile-integrations.md) — Provides a visual analytics tool specifically designed to track and display GitHub profile visits.

### Data & Databases

- [Key-Value Stores](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/key-value-stores.md) — Uses a lightweight key-value store to persist total visit counts for unique profile identifiers.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [SVG Image Servers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/runtime-agnostic-deployment-tools/deno-runtime-support/svg-image-servers.md) — Operates as an SVG image server that renders numerical values based on API request data.
- [Dynamic SVG Renderers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/runtime-agnostic-deployment-tools/deno-runtime-support/svg-image-servers/dynamic-svg-renderers.md) — Dynamically generates SVG image files on the server side to visualize real-time visit data.
- [Analytics Microservices](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/analytics-microservices.md) — Functions as a hosted microservice for request-based counting and dynamic image generation.

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Profile View Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/message-view-tracking/profile-view-tracking.md) — Increments a visit counter and generates a dynamic image to monitor total profile traffic. ([source](https://github.com/antonkomarev/github-profile-views-counter/blob/master/README.md))
- [Profile Visit Monitoring](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/profile-visit-monitoring.md) — Monitors the total number of visits to a public profile page over time.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Atomic Counters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/change-tracking/state-tracking-utilities/sequential-counters/atomic-counters.md) — Implements atomic increment operations to ensure accurate view counts without data races.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Query-Parameter-Driven Configurations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/application-lifecycle-management/configuration-management/configuration-sourcing-and-binding/query-parameter-driven-configurations.md) — Allows real-time customization of the counter's visual style through URL query parameters.

### User Interface & Experience

- [Counter Visualizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-styling-properties/counter-visualizations.md) — Provides configuration options for adjusting colors and themes of the profile view counter. ([source](https://github.com/antonkomarev/github-profile-views-counter/blob/master/README.md))

### Web Development

- [HTTP Request and Response Handlers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/http-request-and-response-handlers.md) — Processes standard HTTP requests to increment visit counters and serve the resulting image.