COCKPIT PANEL
Cockpit lets you tune analytics behavior from the Settings page. You can enable or disable visitor logging, decide how many endpoints appear in the dashboard pie view, choose the default dashboard time window, and control how many days of analytics are retained.
When to Use This
- You want to enable or disable visitor analytics logging.
- You want to reduce or expand the dashboard analytics window.
- You want to change how long analytics are kept on disk.
- You want the dashboard charts to reflect a different level of detail.
Where the Controls Live
Open Settings and edit the Visitor Analytics area. Cockpit exposes an Edit Analytics Settings modal with controls for:
- Enable Visitor Analytics Logging
- Pie Chart Endpoint Limit
- Default Dashboard Window
- Analytics Retention (Days)
Steps
- Open Settings.
- Find the Visitor Analytics section.
- Click Edit.
- Adjust the logging toggle, dashboard limits, and retention values.
- Save the changes.
- Return to the dashboard later and confirm the display now matches the new preferences.
Expected Result
After saving, Cockpit should apply the updated analytics preferences and use them for dashboard display and retention behavior going forward.
Common Mistakes
- Disabling analytics and expecting historical growth: If logging is off, new traffic will not continue filling the dataset.
- Using a retention window that is too short: That can make trend analysis look incomplete.
- Changing chart limits without checking the dashboard later: Always confirm the visual result matches what you intended.
Example Use Cases
- Short-term monitoring: The owner lowers the default window to focus on recent traffic only.
- Longer history: A reseller increases retention so the panel keeps more analytics context on disk.
- Simpler charts: The operator lowers the pie-chart endpoint limit so the dashboard groups more long-tail routes into an other bucket.
Related Articles
- How to Read Visitor Analytics
- How to Review System Health Checks
- How to Edit Your Panel Endpoint