Reporting for Rackspace FAQ
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Q1. Which versions of Windows is Reporting for Rackspace compatible with?Reporting for Rackspace is compatible with Windows 7 (SP1) and above. It also uses Microsoft's dot net framework 4.5.2. As needed, Reporting for Rackspace setup routine will automatically download the Microsoft's Dot Net Framework and start its installation for you. |
Q2. Where do the log files downloaded from Rackspace go?
The log files are downloaded from Rackspace, decompressed and added into a file called 'Combined.txt'. This file is found in a folder called 'Combined' the location of which is shown at the bottom of the Settings window.
Q3. If I set the option to 'Delete downloaded logs from Rackspace', once the logs are downloaded and deleted can I get them back?
No. If you have the option to 'Delete downloaded logs from Rackspace' set then once the log files have been dowloaded and deleted they can not be undeleted. Accordingly, if you don't want the orignal log files deleted from Rackspace then simply don't check the option to 'Delete downloaded logs from Rackspace'.
Q4. How does the program maps ip addresses to countries?
Reporting for Rackspace use a local copy of the PostgreSQL MaxMind database
Q5. Can I get a copy of the source code for the program?
Yes, you can get it from here.
Q6. Is Reporting for Rackspace really free?
Happily, for you, yes. Sadly, for me, no. Keeping Reporting for Rackspace alive costs money. Kind donations are always appreciated!
Q6. What changes have been made to Reporting for Rackspacke since it was first released?
Here is the version history of Reporting for Rackspace:
| Version | Release Date | Significant Changes |
| 1.7 | October 9, 2024 | a Updates in support of using PostgreSQL |
| 1.6.6 | February 11, 2024 | a Update to enable command line option -silent |
| 1.6.5 | December 28, 2022 | a Improved efficiencies |
| 1.6.4 | December 23, 2022 | a Replaced defunct Software77.net GEOIP database with MaxMind (free/lite) GEOIP database stored in a PostgreSQL database |
| 1.6.3 | December 19, 2022 | a Show total uniquie IP addresses at top of IP address window and other minor tweaks |
| 1.6.2 | July 16, 2022 | a Update to handle larger log files |
| 1.6.1 | April 22, 2022 | a handle blank countries in calculation of top 10 countries |
| 1.6 | October 30, 2021 | a Corrected end date calculation |
| 1.5 | June 25, 2021 | a Improved performance, now using more parallel processing |
| 1.4 | February 24, 2021 | a Made the Reporting for Rackspace open source, changed the license to MIT |
| 1.3.1 | February 5, 2021 | a Added reporting of unique IP addresses, along with total IP addresses, in IP Addresses report |
| 1.3 | August 3, 2018 | a Added error handling when Rackspace log files can not be automatically removed from the Rackspace cloud server |
| 1.2 | April 21, 2017 | a Updated Logged Activities graph to show all file names when there are many |
| 1.1 | April 15, 2017 | a Improved performance and accuracy |
| 1 | March 11, 2017 | a Initial release |