Traffic Statistics

Traffic Statistics

GhostlyShare can show simple live statistics for a public link in the desktop app. Open the statistics view from the app card while a link is live.

The numbers are meant as quick user feedback for the current sharing session. They are not full analytics, reporting, or security auditing.

What the Numbers Mean

Statistic	Meaning
Requests	Public requests that reached the GhostlyShare link during the current sharing session.
Visitors	Approximate unique visitors for the current sharing session.
Active	Visitors with recent activity or an open long-running connection.

Requests Are Not Visits

A single browser visit can create several requests.

For example, one page load can request:

• The HTML page.
• CSS and JavaScript files.
• Images or fonts.
• API calls.
• favicon.ico.
• Framework connections such as Blazor or other real-time updates.

Because of that, the request number can be higher than the number of people who opened the link.

Visitors

Visitors are counted approximately for the current public-link session. GhostlyShare uses the request identity it receives from the public connection to avoid counting the same visitor repeatedly.

This is useful for a quick "how many different visitors reached this link" signal, but it should not be treated as a precise analytics report.

Active

Active shows visitors with recent activity.

For normal web pages and API requests, a visitor can become inactive again after about one minute without new public activity. This can happen even if the browser tab is still open.

For long-running connections such as WebSockets, server-sent events, or streaming responses, the visitor stays active while the connection is open.

When Statistics Reset

Statistics are scoped to the current public-link session.

They reset when the public link is stopped, restarted, or automatically stopped because it is no longer reachable.

Privacy Note

Traffic statistics are only simple local counters. They are intended to help the person sharing the link understand basic activity while the link is live.