---
title: v0.13.0
description: "seite now collects anonymous, opt-out usage telemetry (which commands run, on what platform) to guide development. No paths, content, or personal data are sent — disable any time with `seite telemetry off`, SEITE_TELEMETRY=0, or DO_NOT_TRACK=1."
date: 2026-06-23
tags:
- feature
---

## Anonymous usage telemetry (opt-out)

seite now sends a small, anonymous event when you run a command, and the install scripts send one when seite is installed. This helps us see which commands and platforms matter so development can focus where it counts. It is **opt-out** and built to be privacy-preserving.

### What is collected

Per command: the **command name** (e.g. `build`, `deploy`), the seite **version**, your **OS and architecture**, whether the command **succeeded**, and a **coarse duration bucket** (e.g. `1-5s`). Install events add the install **source** (`install.sh` / `install.ps1`).

### What is never collected

No file paths, no site domains or URLs you build, no page content, **no command arguments or flag values**, no environment variables, no usernames, and **no stable identifier**. Rough counts come from a server-side hash that rotates daily — you are counted within a day, never tracked across days.

### How to turn it off

Any one of these disables telemetry completely:

```sh
seite telemetry off          # persisted preference
export SEITE_TELEMETRY=0      # per-shell / CI
export DO_NOT_TRACK=1         # honored globally
```

It is also **automatically disabled in CI** (any non-empty `CI` variable). Check the current state with `seite telemetry status`. The first time seite records an event it prints a one-time notice so you know it's on.

Sending is best-effort and fully detached: it never blocks a command, never changes its exit code, and silently does nothing if the network is unavailable.
