System Requirements

dupReport has been formally tested on Linux (Debian 8 and 9) and Windows 10 and is officially supported on those platforms. However, users posting on the dupReport announcement page on the Duplicati Forum have stated they’ve installed and run the program on a wide variety of operating systems. The python code uses standard Python libraries, so it should run on any platform where Python can be run.

In addition to the dupReport program files, the only other software dupReport needs is Python3. Installation instructions for Python are beyond our scope here, but instructions are widely available on the Internet.

Installing dupReport

dupReport installation is easy and quick. To begin, download the dupReport files from the GitHub repository and place them in the directory of your choice. Then, make sure Python 3 is installed on your system and operating correctly.

First-time Installation

Installing dupReport is easy. To use all the default values, execute the following command:

Linux systems: user@system:~$ /path/to/dupReport/dupReport.py

Windows Systems: C:\users\me> python.exe \path\to\dupreport\dupReport.py

dupReport is self-initializing, and running the program for the first time creates the database, initializes the .rc file with a bunch of default values, then exits. By default, the database and .rc files will be created in the same directory where the dupReport.py script is located. If you want them created in another location use the following program options:

dupReport.py -r <RC_Directory> -d <Database_Directory>

dupReport will create the .rc and database files in their respective paths. Both directories must already exist and you must have read and write access permissions to those locations. Use of the default values for these file paths is recommended, but the option is there if you want it.

The only thing dupReport can't set defaults for is the technical specifics about your incoming and outgoing mail servers (for example, the name/IP address, user ID, password, transport, encryption, etc.). These are specified in the [incoming] and [outgoing] sections of the .rc file. Once you edit those entries in the .rc file everything should work like magic. Probably.

More information on the .rc file configuration can be found below under “RC File Configuration.”