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System requirements

Informer runs on Linux or Windows Server. On Linux, Docker is the recommended deployment method; on Windows, the Informer Setup wizard installs it directly on the server. Either way, we strongly recommend giving Informer its own dedicated server.

Minimum hardware​

Whatever the operating system, the server should have at least:

  • A quad-core processor
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 80 GB disk space
  • A 64-bit Windows or Linux operating system
  • Docker and Docker Compose (only when deploying with Docker on Linux)

These minimums do not account for other software sharing the server. Security and monitoring agents (anti-virus, EDR, IDS/IPS, log shippers) can each consume noticeable CPU, memory, and disk, so allocate additional resources when they run alongside Informer.

Operating systems​

  • Windows: Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 are supported. Windows 10 and 11 are fine for test installations only.
  • Linux: deploy with Docker. See Docker's supported platforms for the distributions Docker itself supports. You need both the Docker engine and Docker Compose.

Browsers​

Informer officially supports the latest versions of:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Apple Safari

Other browsers, including Internet Explorer, are not officially supported and may behave unexpectedly. Support can assist only when a supported browser is in use.

Deployment methods​

  • Docker on Linux: Informer and its components ship as separate Docker containers, which makes the installation easier to maintain and to move between servers. Use Docker Community Edition (the free edition); Enterprise Edition works too if you already have it.
  • Windows: run the Informer Setup wizard on the server. This is the preferred approach on supported Windows Server versions. It needs neither WSL nor hardware virtualization.