You can generate a public link for any session replay. This allows anyone with the URL to view the recording without needing a PostHog account.

Will your app be or just temporarily offline ?

Utilizing PostHog’s frontend SDKs to record sessions locally on a device or client application.

Traditional session recording tools stream massive amounts of DOM mutation data directly to third-party cloud servers. While convenient for production SaaS products, this model falls short during specific development stages and in tightly regulated industries. 1. Air-Gapped and High-Security Environments

Buffering and storing session recordings locally on the user's device when internet connectivity is unavailable, and syncing them when a connection is re-established. Core Benefits of a Portable Session Replay Architecture 1. Absolute Data Sovereignty and Compliance

Always force maskAllInputs: true and use specific CSS classes ( ph-no-capture ) to redact sensitive UI components like credit card fields or medical records prior to local serialization.

Before diving into the how , it is essential to understand the what . PostHog, inspired by , serializes the DOM and user interactions into a structured, non-video format. Instead of capturing pixel-heavy video files, it records incremental JSON snapshots—a lightweight and highly queryable data format. This commitment to data portability is also evident in PostHog's open-source foundation and its transparent pricing, which includes a generous free tier. The goal is to give you maximum visibility and control over your most valuable asset: your user data.