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Highlight: Open-Core alternative to LogRocket in 2026

Highlight combines session recording, error monitoring and backend logs on a single platform, as a self-hostable full-stack alternative to LogRocket.

Core is open source, but advanced features or enterprise support may be behind a paid tier — check the license.

ℹ️ There's no pullable highlight/highlight-backend image: Highlight's official deployment requires cloning its repo with submodules and building the image on your own server (docker compose up -d --build), not pulling a published image. Follow Highlight's official self-hosting guide.

Alternative to LogRocket
License Apache-2.09.4k starsWebsite GitHub Repository

Audit Snapshot

View notes →

  • License — Not verifiable on GitHub

  • GitHub — Active

  • Latest release — docker-v0.5.6 · 1 year ago

  • Docker Compose — Not verified

  • Production — Not production-tested by AltFreeStack

Highlight vs. LogRocket

Pros

  • Unifies frontend and backend in a single tool

Things to consider

  • Production stack has several services to maintain

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

💡 Official SaaS or self-hosted with AltFreeStack?

  • On the official cloud: a recurring monthly fee and usage limits on LogRocket.
  • On your own VPS: the core is free to self-host on your own server — no more monthly SaaS fee, though some advanced features stay behind a paid plan.
docker-compose.yml
# Highlight recomienda docker-compose oficial con varios servicios.
# Este es un punto de partida simplificado del backend principal.
version: "3.9"
services:
  highlight-backend:
    image: highlight/highlight-backend:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8082:8082"
    environment:
      - PSQL_HOST=highlight-db
    depends_on:
      - highlight-db
  highlight-db:
    image: postgres:15-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=change-me-postgres-password # REQUIRED: generate a random secret before first run
    volumes:
      - highlight_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
  highlight_pg_data:

🚀 Deploy in 1 command

Recommended for beginners

Copy this single command and paste it into your freshly created VPS's console (Vultr, DigitalOcean...). It downloads the script, prints it to your screen so you can see exactly what it's about to do (never a blind direct pipe), and only then installs Docker if needed, writes the files with secrets already generated, and starts everything — no nano, no pasting code blocks.

curl -sSL ".../api/deploy?stack=highlight" -o deploy.sh && cat deploy.sh && bash deploy.sh
See what this script does →

This docker-compose corresponds to an actively maintained project — last commit 11 days ago.

This docker-compose not working for you? Report it on GitHub →

Technical profile

License
Apache-2.0
Category
Web Analytics
Replaces
LogRocket
Tech stack
GoTypeScriptPostgreSQLClickHouse

Under the hood

Database

PostgreSQL + ClickHouse

Language

Go

Platforms

Web

Key features

  • Full-stack session replay
  • Frontend and backend error monitoring
  • Centralized logs

Preview

Highlight interface preview

Public image provided by Highlight on its own website.

💾 Backups in 3 steps (Day 2)

As long as the ./data folder (the "volume" mapped into the container) exists on your server, your data survives any restart or container update — that's the only thing you need to back up.

1. Create a compressed backup on the server

tar -czvf backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz ./data

2. Download it to your computer

From your computer's terminal (not your server's):

scp root@YOUR_IP:~/app/backup-*.tar.gz ./

3. Restore in case of emergency

tar -xzvf backup-file.tar.gz
🌐 Connect your domain with free SSL

Step 1 — Set up the DNS

In your domain registrar's dashboard (Cloudflare, Namecheap, GoDaddy...), create a record:

Type
A
Name/Host
@ (root domain) or a subdomain, e.g. app
Content/Value
Your server's public IP

Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the record to propagate across the internet.

Step 2 — Automatic reverse proxy with Caddy

One single file, no Nginx config or manual certificates — Caddy issues and renews Let's Encrypt HTTPS on its own.

Create a file called Caddyfile:

yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:8082
}

Start Caddy with this command (pulls the image and runs it in the background):

docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name caddy --restart always -v $PWD/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile -v caddy_data:/data caddy