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# Telemetry

> Understanding Pangolin's anonymous usage data collection

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Pangolin collects anonymous usage telemetry to help us understand how the software is used and guide future improvements and feature development.

## What We Collect

The telemetry system collects **anonymous, aggregated data** about your Pangolin deployment. For example:

* **System metrics**: Number of sites, users, resources, and clients
* **Usage patterns**: Resource types, protocols, and SSO configurations
* **Performance data**: Site traffic volumes and online status
* **Deployment info**: App version and installation timestamp

## Privacy & Anonymity

**No personal information is ever collected or transmitted.** All data is:

* **Anonymized**: Identifying info is hashed using SHA-256
* **Non-identifying**: Cannot be used to identify specific users or organizations

## Configuration

You can control telemetry collection in your `config.yml`:

```yaml theme={"dark"}
app:
  telemetry:
    anonymous_usage: true  # Set to false to disable
```

## What This Helps

Anonymous usage data helps us:

* Identify popular features and usage patterns
* Prioritize development efforts
* Improve performance and reliability
* Make Pangolin better for everyone

If you have concerns about telemetry collection, you can disable it entirely by setting `anonymous_usage: false` in your configuration.