diff --git a/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.rst b/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.rst index 01b8fc857..4d1f10a67 100644 --- a/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.rst +++ b/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.rst @@ -2,65 +2,91 @@ System requirements =================== -Memory +Server ------ +For best performance, stability and functionality we have documented some recommendations for running a Nextcloud server. Running Nextcloud with PHP on Windows or macOS is unsupported and will not work as . + +.. note:: If you plan a setup for your organization and you rely on professional deployment consulting (e.g. efficient and + reliable scaling) and support, we strogly recommend you to check out our `enterprise support + `_. + ++------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Platform | Options | ++==================+=======================================================================+ +| Operating System | - **Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 LTS** (recommended) | +| | - **Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7** (recommended) | +| | - Debian 8 (Jessie), 9 (Strech) | +| | - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with SP3 & 12 | +| | - openSUSE Leap 42.1+ | +| | - CentOS 7 | ++------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Database | - **MySQL or MariaDB 5.5+** (recommended) | +| | - Oracle Database 11g (*only as part of an enterprise subscription*) | +| | - PostgreSQL 9/10 | +| | - SQLite (*only recommended for testing and minimal-instances*) | ++------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Web server | - **Apache 2.4 with ``mod_php``, ``php-fpm``** (recommended) | +| | - nginx with ``php-fpm`` | ++------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PHP Runtime | - 7.0 | +| | - 7.1 | +| | - 7.2 | ++------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ + +See :doc:`source_installation` for minimum PHP-modules and additional software for installing Nextcloud. + +Memory +^^^^^^ + Memory requirements for running an Nextcloud server are greatly variable, -depending on the numbers of users and files, and volume of server activity. -Nextcloud needs a minimum of 128MB RAM, and we recommend a minimum of 512MB. +depending on the numbers of users, apps, files and volume of server activity. -Recommended setup for running Nextcloud ---------------------------------------- - -For best performance, stability, and functionality, recommendations are: - -* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 / Ubuntu 16.04 LTS -* MySQL/MariaDB -* PHP 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2. -* Apache 2.4 with mod_php - -For a Nextcloud installation with efficient and reliable scaling over ~100 users, see the `deployment recommendations `_. - -Working platforms ------------------ - -* Server: GNU/Linux (Debian 8 (Jessie), 9 (Stretch), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 & 12, openSUSE LEAP 42.1 or newer, Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.5 and 7 (7 is 64-bit only), Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty) LTS, 16.04 (Xenial) LTS, 18.04 (Bionic) LTS) -* Web server: Apache 2.4 (mod_php, php-fpm) or Nginx (php-fpm) -* Databases: MySQL or MariaDB 5.5+; PostgreSQL 9, 10; Oracle 11g (currently only possible - as part of an `enterprise subscription `_) -* PHP 5.6, 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2 required -* Hypervisors: Hyper-V, VMware ESX, Xen or KVM -* Desktop: Windows 7+, Mac OS X 10.7+ (64-bit only), Linux (CentOS 6.5, 7 - 64-bit only), - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 16.10+, Fedora 21+, openSUSE 13+ and LEAP 41.1+, SLE 11 SP3+ Debian 8+). -* Mobile apps: iOS 9+ (10+ for Talk), Android 4.x+ (5.0+ for Talk) -* Web browser: Recent version of IE11+, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome/Chromium, Safari or browers based on those. Nextcloud Talk requires Mozilla Firefox 52 or later or Chrome 49 or later. - - -See :doc:`source_installation` for minimum software versions for installing -Nextcloud. If you encounter problems, visit the `home user forums `_ -or `enterprise support portal `_. +Nextcloud needs a minimum of **128MB** RAM, and we recommend a minimum of **512MB**. Database requirements for MySQL / MariaDB ------------------------------------------ +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The following is currently required if you're running Nextcloud together with a MySQL / MariaDB database: * InnoDB storage engine (MyISAM is not supported) * "READ COMMITED" transaction isolation level (See: :ref:`db-transaction-label`) * Disabled or BINLOG_FORMAT = ROW configured Binary Logging (See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/binary-log-formats.html) +* For **Emoji (UTF8 4-byte) support** see :doc:`../configuration_database/mysql_4byte_support` -Emoji (UTF8 4-byte) support with MySQL / MariaDB -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Desktop client +-------------- -If you want to use UTF8 4-byte characters such as Emojis on your server, the database needs to be created with character set ``utf8mb4`` and collate ``utf8mb4_general_ci``, e.g.:: +We strongly recommend using the latest version of your operating system to get the full and most stable experience out +of our clients. - CREATE DATABASE nextcloud CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci; +* **Windows** 7+ +* **macOS** Lion (10.7)+ (64-bit only) +* **Linux** (CentOS 6.5+, Ubuntu 14.04+, Fedora 21+, openSUSE 13, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3+, Debian 8 (Jessie)+, Red Hat + Enterprise Linux 7) -Additionally the following InnoDB settings need to be set:: +Mobile apps +----------- - [mysqld] - innodb_large_prefix=on - innodb_file_format=barracuda - innodb_file_per_table=true +We strongly recommend using the latest version of your mobile operating system to get the full and most stable experience out +of our mobile apps. -See :doc:`../configuration_database/mysql_4byte_support` for more information. +- **iOS** 9.x+ +- **Android** 4.x+ + +.. note:: The separate Nextcloud Talk app requires iOS 9.x+ or Android 5.x+. + +Webbrowser +---------- + +For best experience with the Nextcloud webinterface, we recommend you to use the latest and supported version of a browser from this list, or one based on those: + +- Microsoft **Internet Explorer 11** (latest version) +- Microsoft **Edge** +- Mozilla **Firefox** +- Google **Chrome**/Chromium +- Apple **Safari** + +.. note:: If you want to use Nextcloud Talk you should use Mozilla **Firefox** 52+ or Google **Chrome**/Chromium 49+ to have + the full experience with video calls and screensharing. Google Chrome/Chromium requires a additional plugin for + screensharing.