No, the Custom Reports plugin is built on top of Matomo (Piwik). To use it, you first need to install Matomo. Matomo requires PHP, a MySQL database and a webserver like Apache or Nginx. Learn more about Matomo. Alternatively, to take away the hassle of installing and maintaining your own Matomo, signup to our Matomo Cloud service.

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