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# walkerOS: Open-source data collection and tag management
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# Open-source event data collection and tag management
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## Why walkerOS?
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walkerOS offers a unified, flexible, and privacy-centric event data collection
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platform. It integrates seamlessly with any analytics or storage tool, providing
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a reliable source of truth for data teams.
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It is a modular data collection infrastructure, ideal for capturing first-party
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events reliably and with privacy in mind. Its vendor-agnostic design ensures
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seamless integration, giving you complete control over your data.
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### Benefits
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- **Modular Design**: Customize your data collection strategy like building with
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Lego bricks.
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- **Data Quality and Privacy**: Prioritize data integrity and user privacy with
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built-in consent management.
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- **Flexibility**: Tailored for both server-side and client-side tagging &
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tracking, adaptable to your evolving needs.
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# What is walkerOS
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### Target Audience
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walkerOS is a privacy-centric event data collection platform. It offers features
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like data
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capturing, [consent management](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/consent_management/overview/), data
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integration, and [tag management](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/destinations/event_mapping). Fully configurable as code.
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walkerOS is designed for teams, agencies, and freelancers, who prefer tag
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management as code and implement tags fast while keeping full control over the
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whole data collection.
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The project started as a web
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library called&nbsp;<Link to="/docs/sources/walkerjs/">walker.js</Link> and has
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evolved into a complete first-party tracking system.
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### Pre-requisites
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Familiarize yourself with the
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[walkerOS event model](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/getting_started/event-model) and,
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learn
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[how walkerOS operates](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/#how-walkeros-operates)
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explore a complete
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[demo infrastructure](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/#complete-infrastructure)
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to understand its capabilities fully.
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## Package Overview
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## Packages Overview
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- **Sources** ([docs](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/sources/),
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[code](./packages/sources/)): For data creation and state management.
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third-party tools.
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- **Utils** ([docs](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/utils/),
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[code](./packages/utils/)): Enhance data collection with shared utilities.
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- **Docs** ([docs](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/), [code](./website/docs/)):
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Deep dive into the official documentation.
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- **Demos** ([docs](https://www.elbwalker.com/docs/), [code](./apps/demos/)):
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See walkerOS in action.
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## Why walkerOS?
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- **Sustainability**: Robust infrastructure for continuous data collection,
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even amidst evolving data landscapes.
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- **Privacy focus**: Strict privacy-by-design
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approach, in-build consent
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management</Link> and various data protection features.
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- **Complete data ownership**: Full control of your first-party data,
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no vendor lock-in, and control of data processing.
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- **Simplified data model**: Intuitive event model that streamlines data
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collection, making analytics straightforward and efficient.
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- **Flexible architecture**: Modular design adapting to your specific data needs and allows growing step-by-step.
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## How walkerOS operates
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```mermaid
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title: Basic infrastructure
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---
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flowchart LR
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subgraph walkerOS
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direction LR
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subgraph Collection
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Sources
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end
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subgraph Activation
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Destinations
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end
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%%Utils
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end
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subgraph Tools
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direction LR
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storage["Storage"]
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marketing["Marketing"]
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analytics["Analytics"]
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end
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Sources --> Destinations
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Destinations --> Tools
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```
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## Installation
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