EXAMPLE Astro SSR

npm install
# or
pnpm install

# Client-side (PUBLIC_ prefix exposes to browser)
PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN=your_posthog_project_token
PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com

# Server-side (no PUBLIC_ prefix, server-only)
POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN=your_posthog_project_token
POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com

npm run dev
# or
pnpm dev

src/
  components/
    posthog.astro      # PostHog snippet for client-side tracking
    Header.astro       # Navigation + logout, calls posthog.reset()
  layouts/
    PostHogLayout.astro # Root layout that includes PostHog + Header
  lib/
    auth.ts            # Client-side auth utilities
    posthog-server.ts  # Server-side PostHog client singleton
  pages/
    index.astro        # Login form, calls /api/auth/login
    burrito.astro      # Burrito demo, calls /api/events/burrito
    profile.astro      # Profile + error tracking demo
    api/
      auth/
        login.ts       # Server-side login endpoint with PostHog tracking
      events/
        burrito.ts     # Server-side event capture endpoint
  styles/
    global.css         # Global styles

import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";

let posthogClient: PostHog | null = null;

export function getPostHogServer(): PostHog {
  if (!posthogClient) {
    posthogClient = new PostHog(import.meta.env.POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN, {
      host: import.meta.env.POSTHOG_HOST,
      flushAt: 1,
      flushInterval: 0,
    });
  }
  return posthogClient;
}

import { getPostHogServer } from "../../../lib/posthog-server";

export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
  const body = await request.json();
  const { username } = body;

  // Get session ID from client
  const sessionId = request.headers.get("X-PostHog-Session-Id");

  const posthog = getPostHogServer();

  // Capture server-side event
  posthog.capture({
    distinctId: username,
    event: "server_login",
    properties: {
      $session_id: sessionId || undefined,
      source: "api",
    },
  });

  return new Response(JSON.stringify({ success: true }));
};

// Get the session ID from PostHog to pass to the server
const sessionId = window.posthog?.get_session_id?.() || null;

const response = await fetch("/api/auth/login", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "X-PostHog-Session-Id": sessionId || "",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ username, password }),
});

window.posthog?.identify(username);
window.posthog?.capture("user_logged_in");

window.posthog?.capture("user_logged_out");
localStorage.removeItem("currentUser");
window.posthog?.reset();

# Run dev server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

# Client-side environment variables (PUBLIC_ prefix)
PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN=your_posthog_project_token_here
PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com

# Server-side environment variables (no PUBLIC_ prefix)
POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN=your_posthog_project_token_here
POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com

import { defineConfig } from "astro/config";
import node from "@astrojs/node";

export default defineConfig({
  output: "server",
  adapter: node({
    mode: "standalone",
  }),
  image: {
    service: { entrypoint: "astro/assets/services/noop" },
  },
});

---
// Header component with navigation and logout functionality
---
<header class="header">
  <div class="header-container">
    <nav>
      <a href="/">Home</a>
      <a href="/burrito" class="auth-link" style="display: none;">Burrito Consideration</a

---
// PostHog analytics snippet for client-side tracking
// Uses is:inline to prevent Astro from processing the script
---
<script is:inline define:vars={{ apiKey: import.meta.env.PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN, apiHost: import.meta.env.PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST }}>
  !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=
  posthog.init(apiKey || '', {
    api_host: apiHost || 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
    defaults: '2026-01-30'
  })
</script>

---
import PostHog from '../components/posthog.astro';
import Header from '../components/Header.astro';
import '../styles/global.css';

interface Props {
  title: string;
}

const { title } = Astro.props;
---
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Astro PostHog SSR Integration Example" />
    <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" />
    <title>{title}</title>
    <PostHog />
  </head>
  <body>
    <Header />
    <main>
      <slot />
    </main>
  </body>
</html>

// Client-side auth utilities for localStorage-based authentication

export interface User {
  username: string;
  burritoConsiderations: number;
}

export function getCurrentUser(): User | null {
  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;

  const username = localStorage.getItem("currentUser");
  if (!username) return null;

  const considerations = parseInt(
    localStorage.getItem("burritoConsiderations") || "0",
    10,
  );

  return {
    username,
    burritoConsiderations: considerations,
  };
}

export function login(username: string, password: string): boolean {
  if (!username || !password) return false;

  localStorage.setItem("currentUser", username);
  // Initialize burrito considerations if not set
  if (!localStorage.getItem("burritoConsiderations")) {
    localStorage.setItem("burritoConsiderations", "0");
  }

  return true;
}

export function logout(): void {
  localStorage.removeItem("currentUser");
  localStorage.removeItem("burritoConsiderations");
}

export function incrementBurritoConsiderations(): number {
  const current = parseInt(
    localStorage.getItem("burritoConsiderations") || "0",
    10,
  );
  const newCount = current + 1;
  localStorage.setItem("burritoConsiderations", newCount.toString());
  return newCount;
}

import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";

let posthogClient: PostHog | null = null;

/**
 * Get the PostHog server-side client.
 * Uses a singleton pattern to avoid creating multiple clients.
 */
export function getPostHogServer(): PostHog {
  if (!posthogClient) {
    posthogClient = new PostHog(import.meta.env.POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN || "", {
      host: import.meta.env.POSTHOG_HOST || "https://us.i.posthog.com",
      // Flush immediately for demo purposes
      // In production, you might want to batch events
      flushAt: 1,
      flushInterval: 0,
    });
  }
  return posthogClient;
}

/**
 * Shutdown the PostHog client gracefully.
 * Call this when your server is shutting down.
 */
export async function shutdownPostHog(): Promise<void> {
  if (posthogClient) {
    await posthogClient.shutdown();
    posthogClient = null;
  }
}

import type { APIRoute } from "astro";
import { getPostHogServer } from "../../../lib/posthog-server";

// In-memory user store for demo purposes
const users = new Map<string, { username: string; createdAt: string }>();

export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
  try {
    const body = await request.json();
    const { username, password } = body;

    if (!username || !password) {
      return new Response(
        JSON.stringify({ error: "Username and password are required" }),
        { status: 400, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
      );
    }

    // Check if this is a new user
    const isNewUser = !users.has(username);

    if (isNewUser) {
      users.set(username, {
        username,
        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
      });
    }

    // Get the PostHog server client
    const posthog = getPostHogServer();

    // Get session ID from client if available (passed via header)
    const sessionId = request.headers.get("X-PostHog-Session-Id");

    // Capture server-side login event
    posthog.capture({
      distinctId: username,
      event: "server_login",
      properties: {
        $session_id: sessionId || undefined,
        isNewUser,
        source: "api",
        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
      },
    });

    // Also identify the user server-side
    posthog.identify({
      distinctId: username,
      properties: {
        username,
        createdAt: isNewUser ? new Date().toISOString() : undefined,
      },
    });

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({
        success: true,
        username,
        isNewUser,
      }),
      { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
    );
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Login error:", error);
    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "Internal server error" }), {
      status: 500,
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    });
  }
};

import type { APIRoute } from "astro";
import { getPostHogServer } from "../../../lib/posthog-server";

export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
  try {
    const body = await request.json();
    const { username, totalConsiderations } = body;

    if (!username) {
      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "Username is required" }), {
        status: 400,
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      });
    }

    // Get the PostHog server client
    const posthog = getPostHogServer();

    // Get session ID from client if available (passed via header)
    const sessionId = request.headers.get("X-PostHog-Session-Id");

    // Capture server-side burrito consideration event
    posthog.capture({
      distinctId: username,
      event: "burrito_considered",
      properties: {
        $session_id: sessionId || undefined,
        total_considerations: totalConsiderations,
        source: "api",
        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
      },
    });

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({
        success: true,
        totalConsiderations,
      }),
      { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
    );
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Burrito event error:", error);
    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "Internal server error" }), {
      status: 500,
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    });
  }
};

---
import PostHogLayout from '../layouts/PostHogLayout.astro';
---
<PostHogLayout title="Burrito Consideration - Astro PostHog SSR Example">
  <div class="container">
    <h1>Burrito consideration zone</h1>
    <p>Take a moment to truly consider the potential of burritos.</p>

    <div style="text-align: center;">
      <button id="consider-btn" class="btn-burrito">
        I have considered the burrito potential
      </button>

      <p id="success-message" class="success" style="display: none;">
        Thank you for your consideration! Count: <span id="consideration-count"></span>
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="stats">
      <h3>Consideration stats</h3>
      <p>Total considerations: <span id="total-considerations">0</span></p>
    </div>

    <p class="note" style="margin-top: 1rem;">
      Events are tracked both client-side and server-side for demonstration.
    </p>
  </div>
</PostHogLayout>

<script is:inline>
  function checkAuth() {
    const currentUser = localStorage.getItem('currentUser');
    if (!currentUser) {
      window.location.href = '/';
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }

  function updateStats() {
    const count = localStorage.getItem('burritoConsiderations') || '0';
    document.getElementById('total-considerations').textContent = count;
  }

  async function handleConsideration() {
    const currentUser = localStorage.getItem('currentUser');
    if (!currentUser) return;

    // Increment the count
    const currentCount = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('burritoConsiderations') || '0', 10);
    const newCount = currentCount + 1;
    localStorage.setItem('burritoConsiderations', newCount.toString());

    // Update the UI
    updateStats();

    const successMessage = document.getElementById('success-message');
    const considerationCount = document.getElementById('consideration-count');
    considerationCount.textContent = newCount;
    successMessage.style.display = 'block';

    // Hide success message after 2 seconds
    setTimeout(() => {
      successMessage.style.display = 'none';
    }, 2000);

    // Client-side event tracking
    window.posthog?.capture('burrito_considered', {
      total_considerations: newCount,
      username: currentUser,
      source: 'client'
    });

    // Also send to server-side API for server tracking
    try {
      const sessionId = window.posthog?.get_session_id?.() || null;

      await fetch('/api/events/burrito', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
          'X-PostHog-Session-Id': sessionId || ''
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
          username: currentUser,
          totalConsiderations: newCount
        })
      });
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Failed to send server-side event:', error);
    }
  }

  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
    if (!checkAuth()) return;

    updateStats();
    document.getElementById('consider-btn')?.addEventListener('click', handleConsideration);
  });
</script>

---
import PostHogLayout from '../layouts/PostHogLayout.astro';
---
<PostHogLayout title="Home - Astro PostHog SSR Example">
  <div class="container">
    <div id="logged-in-view" style="display: none;">
      <h1>Welcome back, <span id="welcome-username"></span>!</h1>

---
import PostHogLayout from '../layouts/PostHogLayout.astro';
---
<PostHogLayout title="Profile - Astro PostHog SSR Example">
  <div class="container">
    <h1>User Profile</h1>

    <div class="stats">
      <h2>Your Information</h2>
      <p><strong>Username:</strong> <span id="profile-username"></span></p>
      <p><strong>Burrito Considerations:</strong> <span id="profile-considerations">0</span></p>
    </div>

    <div style="margin-top: 2rem;">
      <h3>Your Burrito Journey</h3>
      <p id="journey-message"></p>
    </div>

    <div style="margin-top: 2rem;">
      <h3>Error Tracking Demo</h3>
      <p>Click the button below to trigger a test error and send it to PostHog:</p>
      <button id="error-btn" class="btn-error">
        Trigger Test Error
      </button>
      <p id="error-feedback" class="success" style="display: none;">
        Error captured and sent to PostHog!
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</PostHogLayout>

<script is:inline>
  function checkAuth() {
    const currentUser = localStorage.getItem('currentUser');
    if (!currentUser) {
      window.location.href = '/';
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }

  function updateProfile() {
    const username = localStorage.getItem('currentUser') || '';
    const considerations = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('burritoConsiderations') || '0', 10);

    document.getElementById('profile-username').textContent = username;
    document.getElementById('profile-considerations').textContent = considerations;

    // Update journey message based on consideration count
    const journeyMessage = document.getElementById('journey-message');
    if (considerations === 0) {
      journeyMessage.textContent = "You haven't considered any burritos yet. Visit the Burrito Consideration page to start!";
    } else if (considerations === 1) {
      journeyMessage.textContent = "You've considered the burrito potential once. Keep going!";
    } else if (considerations < 5) {
      journeyMessage.textContent = "You're getting the hang of burrito consideration!";
    } else if (considerations < 10) {
      journeyMessage.textContent = "You're becoming a burrito consideration expert!";
    } else {
      journeyMessage.textContent = "You are a true burrito consideration master!";
    }
  }

  function triggerTestError() {
    try {
      throw new Error('Test error for PostHog error tracking');
    } catch (err) {
      // Capture the error in PostHog
      window.posthog?.captureException(err);
      console.error('Captured error:', err);

      // Show feedback to user
      const feedback = document.getElementById('error-feedback');
      feedback.style.display = 'block';
      setTimeout(() => {
        feedback.style.display = 'none';
      }, 3000);
    }
  }

  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
    if (!checkAuth()) return;

    updateProfile();
    document.getElementById('error-btn')?.addEventListener('click', triggerTestError);
  });
</script>