Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware requirements for running Spire.
Spire Desktop
Spire Desktop is supported on the following Microsoft Windows editions:
- Windows 8.1 (excluding Home editions)
- Windows 10 (excluding Home editions)
- Windows 11 (excluding Home editions)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
Note: 64-bit operating system is required for Spire Desktop 3.0 and higher. Also, browsers, such as Internet Explorer 11, that are not HTML 5 compliant will not work as Spire uses HTML 5 extensively.
Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|
2.4 GHz processor | i5 or 3.06 GHz processor |
4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
Display with native resolution of 1366×768 or higher (multiple displays and high DPI displays supported) | 1920×1080 or higher |
Keyboard and pointing device for data entry (Desktop interface does not currently support touch) | Same |
100/1000 IPv4 network required to use Spire Desktop on a Local Area Network | Gigabit network |
Spire Server
Spire Server is supported on the following Microsoft Windows editions:
- Windows 8.1 (excluding Home editions)
- Windows 10 (excluding Home editions)
- Windows 11 (excluding Home editions)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
Note: 64-bit operating system is now required for Spire Server. Also, browsers, such as Internet Explorer 11, that are not HTML 5 compliant will not work as Spire uses HTML 5 extensively.
**It is HIGHLY recommended that Spire Server and Spire data are installed in the System Drive**
Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|
| 2.4 GHz quad core processor | i7 or 2.8 GHz Xeon processor |
| 8 GB RAM available for Spire. (Remote Desktop Server and/or Exchange Server will need additional RAM) | 16 GB RAM (or more) |
| Display with native resolution of 1024×768 or higher | Same |
| 512 MB of disk space for Server and PostgreSQL database installation on System Drive | Same |
| 5+ GB of available disk space for data and data snapshots on System Drive (depending on databse size) | SSD or fast RAID array |
| 100/1000 IPv4 network required to use Spire Server on a Local Area Network with multiple connected workstations | Gigabit network |
**Light use of Spire Server implementations can use Minimum requirements however implementations of 5+ users or database of 1+ GB, should use Recommended requirements**