If everyone works in the same building, you can run TimeTrackr on a computer you already own instead of a server.
Start it:
- Unzip the TimeTrackr download and put the timetrackr folder somewhere permanent, such as your Documents folder.
- On Windows, double-click START-WINDOWS.bat. On a Mac, double-click START-MAC-LINUX.command.
- The first time, it installs the engine TimeTrackr runs on, which takes about a minute. After that it starts straight away.
- Your browser opens at http://localhost:4321 and TimeTrackr asks you to create your account. See The Setup Wizard: Creating Your Account.
Keep the black window open while your team is working. That window is TimeTrackr running. Closing it stops TimeTrackr until you start it again.
If Windows asks whether to allow access on networks, choose Private networks and allow it, so your team's computers can reach it.
The address your team uses:
- On that computer, open a command window and type ipconfig.
- Find the line called IPv4 Address. It usually starts with 192.168.
- Your team uses http:// followed by that number and :4321, for example http://192.168.1.20:4321.
Keep the computer awake:
In its power settings, set it never to sleep during working hours. While it sleeps, your team's timers cannot reach it.
When to move to a server:
A server lets people work from home and gives you HTTPS and nightly backups. To move later, copy the data and public/uploads folders from this computer's timetrackr folder into the same places on your server after installing, and everything comes with you.