Question 1

How do I install Fastvue Reporter?

Accepted Answer

Fastvue Reporter is available as Windows Server software or as a Linux-based Docker image. You can self-host the software on-premises, or in your own private cloud or data center.

For Windows, simply run the Windows installer. A Linux setup is a little more 'techie' but still relatively simple if you're familiar with running Docker images.

We recommend deploying the software on a Virtual Machine so that you can scale the CPU and RAM resources as required.

Check out our [installation guides](/account/installs "Fastvue Reporter Installation Guides") for a comprehensive rundown.

As Fastvue Reporter is self-hosted, Fastvue never sees your confidential internet or network traffic log data, and doesn’t impose expensive SaaS data storage costs. It’s a better, more cost-effective way to get safer internet.

Question 2

What are the RAM and CPU requirements?

Accepted Answer

The CPU and RAM requirements vary based on the amount of log file data you’re importing, the number of reports being generated, and the alerts you’ve configured.

Here are some rough guidelines based on the number of people in your network:

| Network Size     | Recommended Server Specification     |
| ----------       | ----------                           |
| Less than 500 Users       | 4 CPUs/Cores, 6 GB RAM       |
| 500 – 1000 Users       | 4 CPUs/Cores, 8 GB RAM       |
| 1000 – 3000 Users        | 8 CPUs/Cores, 12 GB RAM       |
| 3000 – 5000 Users       | 8 CPUs/Cores, 16 GB RAM       |
| 5000+ Users       | 16 CPUs/Cores, 24 GB RAM       |

This is a rough guide only, and we recommend installing on a Virtual Machine so you can scale these resources up or down as required.

Question 3

What are the data storage requirements?

Accepted Answer

### __Recommended disk space__
Every organization is different, and it only takes a particularly chatty application to drastically change the log data generated between two similarly sized networks.

Fastvue Reporter's default data retention policy is 90 days, or 90% of the available drive space at the time of installation, whichever comes first.

When setting up a new server, as a *very* rough rule of thumb, allocate enough disk space to store __15 MB per user per day__, and use an environment where this disk can be easily adjusted in the future.

Install the free 30-day trial and let the software run for a few days. Then head to __Settings > Data Storage__. Here you will see how much data has been imported per day, along with a __Daily Average__ figure.

Go to __Settings > Data Storage > Settings__ and try increasing the number of days from the default 90, to the number of days you want to store. You'll notice the estimate underneath the edit box changes to show you the amount of hard drive space you need to allow for based on the Daily Average seen so far.

Likewise, you can change the __Size__ policy to see the number of days the set amount of hard drive space will accommodate.

### __Use SSDs if possible__
Fastvue Reporter uses Elasticsearch as its database. This is I/O intensive and has considerable performance benefits when running on SSD disks. Fastvue recommends SSD disks to avoid performance-related issues, especially when monitoring medium to large networks.

We don't advise installing to a network drive due to latency issues affecting the stability of our very frequent read-write operations.

Don't install to a mapped network drive, or use a mapped network drive as Fastvue Reporter’s data path, as the assigned drive letters won't exist in the system context – only the user context. If you must use a network drive, specify a UNC path such as \servername-or-ip\fastvue. But keep in mind the performance issues mentioned above, and you'll have to configure ‘full’ permissions for the Fastvue Server’s local system account.

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