TimeTrackr runs on your own server, so your team's hours and screenshots stay with you. It needs to be switched on whenever your team is working, because their computers send hours and screenshots to it all day.
Your own server:
- It must be a server you can run programs on. Hosting companies often call this a VPS, a virtual server or a cloud server.
- Choose Ubuntu (or Debian) as its operating system. Almost every hosting company offers it.
- A small one is plenty. TimeTrackr itself is light, and screenshots use about 10 MB per person per working day. TimeTrackr deletes old ones for you (90 days by default).
- Your hosting company's website gives you a console button for it, which is all you use to install. See Opening Your Server's Console.
Ordinary website hosting with cPanel cannot run TimeTrackr, because it does not let you run programs. If that is all you have, choose done-for-you setup, or add a small VPS from your hosting company.
Your licence key:
Your key is in your purchase email, and in the customer portal at resultswithkevin.com/portal/. It looks like TIMETRACKR-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. One key runs one TimeTrackr server, with as many staff as you like.
A web address (optional):
You do not need one to start. If you press Enter when the installer asks, TimeTrackr makes a working HTTPS address for your server, and you can switch to your own, such as track.yoursite.com, whenever you like. See Installing TimeTrackr On A Server.
Just want a look first?
You can try TimeTrackr on your own Windows or Mac computer with a double-click. See Running TimeTrackr On A Computer In Your Office.
Rather not do it yourself?
Choose done-for-you setup and we install it for you. See Done-For-You Setup: What Happens Next.