diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 429f527..a7a6270 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ > UI library for gathering metrics for ignite team projects +# ❗️ Attention: metrics are not being stored ❗️ +As of 2024-02-18, the backend service account with Countly that was used for collecting data from ignite-metrics has been deactivated. Data is still being POSTed, but our previous 3rd-party vendor, Countly, is dropping it. We have a backlog item in [issue #133](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ignite-metrics/issues/133) to move to an alternative service, Plausible. + ## Table of contents - [Install](#install) diff --git a/docs/telemetry/COLLECTION_POLICY.md b/docs/telemetry/COLLECTION_POLICY.md index 9b84f06..25863bd 100644 --- a/docs/telemetry/COLLECTION_POLICY.md +++ b/docs/telemetry/COLLECTION_POLICY.md @@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ For an up to date list of projects we own that follow this policy, please see: * https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-gui#primary-projects * https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-gui#other-ipfs-gui--tools-owned-projects +## ❗️ Attention: metrics are not being stored ❗️ +As of 2024-02-18, the backend service account with Countly that was used for collecting data from ignite-metrics has been deactivated. Data is still being POSTed, but our previous 3rd-party vendor, Countly, is dropping it. We have a backlog item in [issue #133](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ignite-metrics/issues/133) to move to an alternative service, Plausible. + ## History Before 2022Q4, telemetry was only implemented in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-webui and https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop, using our [self-hosted countly](https://count.ly/product) server. The telemetry implemented within ipfs-webui and ipfs-desktop was opt-in only. i.e. metrics data was sent only if a user specifically opted-in to collecting metrics. diff --git a/docs/telemetry/FAQs.md b/docs/telemetry/FAQs.md index 49abd2c..f2f7472 100644 --- a/docs/telemetry/FAQs.md +++ b/docs/telemetry/FAQs.md @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ # FAQs - Frequently asked questions +## Are metrics being stored? +As of 2024-02-18, the backend service account with Countly that was used for collecting data from ignite-metrics has been deactivated. Data is still being POSTed, but our previous 3rd-party vendor, Countly, is dropping it. We have a backlog item in [issue #133](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ignite-metrics/issues/133) to move to an alternative service, Plausible. + +One could still use this library as is and pass in an API key with their own Countly account, but the APIs keys for the apps/sites listed in [issue #133](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ignite-metrics/issues/133) have been disabled. + ## Why are you collecting metrics? We are collecting metrics for all of our projects to assist with prioritizing work and provide proof that our work is valuable. Our prior state (<2023) had the following issues: