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Server Requirements for Self Hosting
If you're thinking of hosting Accudemia on your own servers, you must take into account that additional software might be required. Also, depending on the installation there might be different requirements, such as a dedicated firewall or a load balancing server; it all depends on the size of your institution and the performance and security requirements you might have. Please ask your system administrator for more information on this topic.
Also, other free software might need to be installed. If you already have licenses of other versions or editions of the products listed below, please contact us to know if they're supported. Some limitations might apply, or some features might not be available. Installation and support fees might vary if other software is used.
The server hardware requirements depend on the server load.
Hardware
It will depend on the amount of concurrent users.
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Processor | Minimum Processor type: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support. Recommended Processor type: Quad-Core Processor. Recommended Processor speed: 2.0 GHz or faster |
| Memory | Minimum: 1 GB Recommended: 4 GB or more |
| Hard Disk | Recommended: RAID 5 – 100 GB Free disk space |
| Firewall Server | A stand-alone firewall server is recommended to reduce the load in the application servers. |
Software
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Standard, Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Standard without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Web Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit x64 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit x64 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit x64 Web |
| Database Server | SQL Server 2008 R2, with the following features installed - Database Engine Services: SQL Server Replication, Full-Text Search - Client Tools Conectivity - Integration Services - Client Tools Backward Compatibility - Management Tools (Complete) |
| Additional Software | Your own backup and recovery plan and software. SSL Certificate installed 7zip - http://www.7-zip.org/ Mozilla Firefox - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Araxis Merge (or WinMerge) CopSSH - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sereds/files/Copssh/ (download the latest Copssh_x.x.x_Installer.zip) Email server (other than the Windows one) – ie: Mail Enable, MDeamon Optional: Virtual CloneDrive if installing from ISO images is required. Optional: SQLite Manager add-on for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sqlite-manager/ |