==== General Information ====

Since TIM is based on Java, the software can be operated almost on any Java-based system. Of course, all these systems can be used as virtual hosts.

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==== Software Requirements ====

**OS:**

   * Windows Server 2008
  * Windows Server 2012 (R2)
  * Windows Server 2016 (R2)
  * All Unix Systems (Debian, Ubuntu, SuSE, …)
  * Mac OSX
  * and so on…

**Additional required Software**:

  * Amazon Corretto 8
  * Database (e.g., **MySQL**  version 5.5.x, 5.6.x or 5.7.x, **Oracle**  12, **MS-SQL (Express)**  2012,2014,2016) ([[:en:software:tim:installation_mysql|go to the installation instructions]])
  * **JBoss**  EAP 6.4 or 7.1 ([[:en:software:tim:installation_jboss|go to the installation instructions]])
**Client**:

  * Any browser can be used as a client without having to meet any specific requirements, e.g. Java JRE or Adobe Flash Player
  * Internet/Intranet-capable client
  * Mozilla Firefox from version 2.0.0.20
  * Google Chrome from version 39.0
  * Microsoft Internet Explorer from version 9

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=== Recommendation Server ===

Since TIM is scaled based upon the size of processes, the following indication is meant to provide only a rough guideline.

^Component^  TIM - Engine  ^  Database  |
^CPU|1 Core @ min. 2.4 Ghz|1 Core @ min. 2.4 Ghz|
^RAM|2GB of free RAM|2GB RAM|
^Harddisk|10GB|10GB|
^Software Version|Windows Server 2016 R2 / Unix Debian Stretch|Oracle 12c or MS-SQL Server 2016|

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