System Requirements

This article covers Pre-requisites for installing the Curiosity Platform on a Linux & Windows environment.

1 - Ensure Pre-Requisites are Complete

Please ensure that all the pre-requisites are complete prior to installation

1.1 Linux System Requirements:

• 64-bit edition of Linux OS which conforms to Docker software requirements, or Podman.

• 64-bit Processor (i3 minimum – Intel Core i7 recommended, 4 vCPU's)

• Minimum 16GB Ram (32GB Recommended)

• Minimum 80GB Hard Drive FREE space

• Port 9092 open for inbound communication.

• Port 80 open for inbound communication if using HTTP

• Port 443 open for inbound communication if using HTTPS

Please note: ARM Chip architecture is not supported.

1.2 Windows System Requirements:

• Windows Server 2013 Enterprise / 10 Pro Minimum - 64-bit Edition

• 64bit Processor (i5 minimum – Intel Core i7 recommended)

• Minimum 16GB Ram (32GB Recommended)

• Minimum 80GB Hard Drive space

• If using Database Generation functionality, these additional requiremets apply:

  • Port 8091 (configurable) open for inbound communication (both on the network level and on the Windows Firewall)

  • A fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) for the Windows Server machine to be accessed from browsers on the user machines

  • (Optional) If the platform instance uses HTTPS, an SSL certificate for the Windows Server machine as well. If one is not provided, a self-signed certificate will be automatically used instead, resulting in users having to accept using it in the browser.

• (Optional) Ports 8081-8085 open for inbound communication (both on the network level and on the Windows Firewall). Only if utilising additional VIP servers

• (Optional) Ports for outbound communication (both on the network level and on the Windows Firewall) to any external application that VIP needs to connect to (e.g. Databases). This depends on the use case.

Please Note: ARM Chip architecture is not supported.

1.3 Software Requirements Met

Windows Server Machine:

• .Net Framework 4.8

  • If using Database Generation functionality, the Developer Pack must be used.

  • Otherwise, the Runtime is enough.

• Java 8

User Machine:

• Internet Browser (Google Chrome recommended)

1.4 Copy File to Windows Machine

VIP installation file downloaded from link provided by Curiosity.

Common Blockers

We commonly see the below issues during installation.

By completing the checklist above, these blockers will be avoided:

1. Environment not provisioned

2. Insufficient space

3. Ports not open

4. Installation files not downloaded prior to the meeting