diff --git a/access.log b/access.log
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend-new.py b/backend-new.py
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+++ b/backend-new.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import re
+import pandas as pd
+import geoip2.database
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Query
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from typing import Optional, List
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+#logging
+import logging
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Logging Setup
+# ----------------------------
+LOG_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "backend.log")
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s",
+    handlers=[
+        logging.FileHandler(LOG_FILE),
+        logging.StreamHandler()  # also print to console
+    ]
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# ----------------------------
+# Configuration
+# ----------------------------
+LOG_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "logs")
+LOG_PREFIX = "filtered_"  # matches cron-generated files
+GEO_DB_PATH = "GeoLite2-City.mmdb"
+FILENAME_RE = re.compile(r"filtered_(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})_(\d+)\.log")
+
+# ----------------------------
+# FastAPI Setup
+# ----------------------------
+app = FastAPI(title="Reverse Proxy Connections Map API")
+
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"]
+)
+
+# ----------------------------
+# GeoIP Setup
+# ----------------------------
+reader = geoip2.database.Reader(GEO_DB_PATH)
+geo_cache = {}  # cache IP lookups to save CPU
+
+def ip_to_geo(ip):
+    if ip in geo_cache:
+        return geo_cache[ip]
+    try:
+        response = reader.city(ip)
+        latlon = (response.location.latitude, response.location.longitude)
+    except Exception:
+        latlon = (None, None)
+    geo_cache[ip] = latlon
+    return latlon
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Helper: Parse timestamp from line
+# ----------------------------
+def line_timestamp(line: str):
+    try:
+        ts_str = line.split(" ", 1)[0]
+        return pd.to_datetime(ts_str)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Binary search on lines
+# ----------------------------
+def find_line_index(lines, target_time, seek_start=True):
+    lo, hi = 0, len(lines) - 1
+    best_idx = None
+
+    while lo <= hi:
+        mid = (lo + hi) // 2
+        ts = line_timestamp(lines[mid])
+        if ts is None:
+            if seek_start:
+                lo = mid + 1
+            else:
+                hi = mid - 1
+            continue
+
+        if seek_start:
+            if ts >= target_time:
+                best_idx = mid
+                hi = mid - 1
+            else:
+                lo = mid + 1
+        else:
+            if ts <= target_time:
+                best_idx = mid
+                lo = mid + 1
+            else:
+                hi = mid - 1
+
+    if best_idx is None:
+        return len(lines) - 1 if not seek_start else 0
+    return best_idx
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# List log files and parse dates
+# ----------------------------
+def list_log_files() -> List[tuple[str, datetime]]:
+    files = []
+    for f in os.listdir(LOG_DIR):
+        if f.startswith(LOG_PREFIX) and f.endswith(".log"):
+            match = FILENAME_RE.match(f)
+            if not match:
+                continue
+            date_str = match.group(1)
+            try:
+                date = datetime.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
+                files.append((os.path.join(LOG_DIR, f), date))
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+    # sort by date and index
+    return sorted(files, key=lambda x: (x[1], x[0]))
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Load logs efficiently using filename dates
+# ----------------------------
+def load_logs_binary(service: Optional[str], start: Optional[str], end: Optional[str]):
+    start_dt = pd.to_datetime(start) if start else None
+    end_dt = pd.to_datetime(end) if end else None
+    records = []
+
+    files = list_log_files()
+    if not files:
+        return []
+
+    for file_path, file_date in files:
+        # Skip file if outside range based on filename date
+        if start_dt and file_date.date() < start_dt.date():
+            continue
+        if end_dt and file_date.date() > end_dt.date():
+            continue
+
+        with open(file_path, "r", errors="ignore") as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+
+        if not lines:
+            continue
+
+        start_idx = find_line_index(lines, start_dt, seek_start=True) if start_dt else 0
+        end_idx = find_line_index(lines, end_dt, seek_start=False) if end_dt else len(lines) - 1
+
+        for line in lines[start_idx:end_idx + 1]:
+            try:
+                parts = line.strip().split(" ", 3)
+                if len(parts) != 4:
+                    continue
+                timestamp, ip, method, path = parts
+                ts = pd.to_datetime(timestamp)
+                if start_dt and ts < start_dt:
+                    continue
+                if end_dt and ts > end_dt:
+                    break
+                if service and service not in path:
+                    continue
+                lat, lon = ip_to_geo(ip)
+                if lat is None or lon is None:
+                    continue
+                records.append({
+                    "timestamp": ts.isoformat(),
+                    "path": path,
+                    "lat": lat,
+                    "lon": lon
+                })
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+    return records
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# API Endpoints
+# ----------------------------
+@app.get("/connections")
+def get_connections(
+    service: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Filter by service path"),
+    start: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Start datetime (ISO format)"),
+    end: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="End datetime (ISO format)")
+):
+    print("Endpoint hit!", flush=True)
+    return load_logs_binary(service, start, end)
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+def health():
+    files = list_log_files()
+    total_size = sum(os.path.getsize(f[0]) for f in files)
+    return {
+        "status": "ok",
+        "log_files": len(files),
+        "total_log_size_bytes": total_size,
+        "cached_ips": len(geo_cache)
+    }
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Run with Uvicorn
+# ----------------------------
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+    uvicorn.run("backend:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=8000, reload=True)
diff --git a/backend.log b/backend.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18628b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+2025-10-23 23:25:31,585 [ERROR] 1
+2025-10-23 23:25:32,555 [ERROR] 1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1538de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+geoip2
+pandas
+fastapi
+uvicorn
diff --git a/tail_cron.py b/tail_cron.py
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index 0000000..ef160cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tail_cron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
+import ipaddress
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import os
+from local import *  # Make sure this defines ACCESS_LOG, LOG_DIR, etc.
+
+# ==== CONFIGURATION ====
+MAX_LOG_LINES = 50000  # adjust as needed
+LOG_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "logs")
+os.makedirs(LOG_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
+INTERNAL_NETWORKS = [
+    ipaddress.ip_network("10.0.0.0/8"),
+    ipaddress.ip_network("192.168.0.0/16"),
+    ipaddress.ip_network("172.16.0.0/12"),
+]
+
+log_line_re = re.compile(
+    r'(?P<ip>\S+) - - \[(?P<time>[^\]]+)\] "(?P<method>\S+) (?P<path>\S+) \S+"'
+)
+
+def is_external(ip):
+    ip_addr = ipaddress.ip_address(ip)
+    return not any(ip_addr in net for net in INTERNAL_NETWORKS)
+
+def parse_nginx_line(line):
+    match = log_line_re.match(line)
+    if not match:
+        return None
+    data = match.groupdict()
+    if not is_external(data["ip"]):
+        return None
+    dt = datetime.strptime(data["time"], "%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S %z")
+    dt_utc = dt.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+    iso_time = dt_utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    return f'{iso_time} {data["ip"]} {data["method"]} {data["path"]}'
+
+def get_current_logfile():
+    """Find or create the latest log file with line limit."""
+    today = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    base_name = os.path.join(LOG_DIR, f"filtered_{today}")
+    
+    index = 1
+    while True:
+        log_file = f"{base_name}_{index}.log"
+        if not os.path.exists(log_file):
+            return log_file
+        # Check line count
+        with open(log_file, "r") as f:
+            line_count = sum(1 for _ in f)
+        if line_count < MAX_LOG_LINES:
+            return log_file
+        index += 1
+
+def process_log():
+    output_file = get_current_logfile()
+    buffer = []
+
+    with open(ACCESS_LOG, "r") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            parsed = parse_nginx_line(line)
+            if parsed:
+                buffer.append(parsed)
+    if buffer:
+        with open(output_file, "a") as out:
+            out.write("\n".join(buffer) + "\n")
+def flush_access_log():
+    """Safely truncate the access log after processing."""
+    with open(ACCESS_LOG, "w"):
+        pass  # Opening with 'w' truncates file
+
+def main():
+    process_log()
+    #flush_access_log()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tail_service.py b/tail_service.py
index f5a2fb2..9026297 100644
--- a/tail_service.py
+++ b/tail_service.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import re
 import ipaddress
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 import time
-
-ACCESS_LOG = "/var/log/nginx/access.log"
-OUTPUT_LOG = "/home/proxi/geolog/file.log"
+from local import * 
 
 INTERNAL_NETWORKS = [
     ipaddress.ip_network("10.0.0.0/8"),