Basic deployments | System Requirements

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Minimum Hardware System Requirements

Hardware

Dedicated instance

Shared instance with MetaDefender Core

CPU

8 cores

16 cores

RAM

16 GB

32 GB

Free disk space

250 GB

1 TB

Note on System Requirements

Please be aware that the system requirements for our software are contingent upon the quantity and size of files being processed. Larger quantities or bigger files may demand more computational resources, such as memory and CPU power, for optimal performance. Ensure that you consider your anticipated workload when evaluating your system's capabilities.

Supported Operating Systems

  • CentOS 9.0+

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0+

  • Debian 10.0+

  • Ubuntu 18.04+

  • Amazon Linux 2+

Installation details

The default installation path for MetaDefender Software Supply-Chain resources is the /etc/mdssc folder.

The installation package will automatically install the following dependencies if they are not already present on the system:

Debian / Ubuntu

Red Hat Enterprise / CentOS

  • curl

  • openssl (uses the default version on the host)

  • openssl (the container uses version 3.5.5)

  • ca-certificates

  • sudo

  • jq

  • iproute2

  • apt-utils

  • gnupg-agent

  • apt-transport-https

  • software-properties-common

  • curl

  • openssl (uses the default version on the host)

  • openssl (the container uses version 3.5.5)

  • ca-certificates

  • sudo

  • jq

  • iproute

  • yum-utils

  • gnupg2

  • wget

  • device-mapper-persistent-data

  • lvm2

Installation components

MetaDefender Software Supply-Chain automatically deploys the following components:

Name

Version

Type

Docker Engine

system defined*

Containerization technology

Docker Compose

system defined*

Container orchestration

PostgreSQL

v17

Database

RabbitMQ

v4.2.2

Message broker

NGINX

stable

Web server

Redis

v8.4.0

Data Cache (Redis compatible)

Our system uses the existing Docker version if available. If not, it automatically downloads the latest stable version using the docker-install script.