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# Pre-requisites

## Hardware (Minimum Requirements)

* Quad Core - 64 Bit Linux Server/VM with Oracle Linux, RedHat or CentOS
* 16GB RAM
* 100 GB disk space

## Software

* Linux user credentials (e.g. username: tomcat)
* Java 1.8+ (This is a licensed version)
* J2EE Containers like Tomcat, WebLogic and so on with JDK 1.8 support 
* ImageMagick  ***Note**: Refer* <http://www.imagemagick.org/> *for more information*
* Google Chrome 85.0.4183.121

## Database

* A metadata schema to operate either on MYSQL/Oracle ***Note:** Please refer to* [*Configuring the database*](/setting-up-the-cloudio-platform/platform-installation/configuring-the-database.md) *for information on the schema configurations.*

## Email Setup

* SMTP Details like SMTP Host Name, User Name, Password, Port, and so on.

{% hint style="info" %}
*You can use any SMTP servers like Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo to send out the emails from the platform.*
{% endhint %}


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