How PostHog.com works

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PostHog.com is built and maintained in-house by the Website & Vibes team.

ServicePurpose
VercelHosting
GatsbyStatic site framework
GitHubSource code repository
Ashby (API)Applicant tracking system
Algolia (API)Site search
StrapiHeadless CMS
PostHogAnalytics, feature flags
InkeepAI-powered community answers

Diagram of PostHog.com

Website content is stored in two places:

  1. Markdown/MDX files (in the GitHub repo) - most website content
    • Docs, handbook, most pages
  2. Strapi - user-generated content
    • Community forum posts, community profiles

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