System Requirements
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Client: hardware
To use web interface of Openbravo 3 any modern office system would work. Since Openbravo is a web application it can be used on any device that is capable of running current web browser (see browser´s system requirements for a bare minimum). As with most web based applications, a faster CPU and more RAM makes the GUI snappier and more pleasant to use. Larger displays also make users more productive using wide grids, forms and multiple tabs. To give an example: a computer with an i3 processor with 4GB RAM and display with a 1680x1050 resolution is a comfortable setup for the Openbravo 3 web client.
Client: web browsers
It is strongly recommended to use at least the recommended versions of the mentioned browsers to ensure a better user experience as Openbravo 3 does benefit greatly from the improved performance in those versions.
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Mobile OSs are not supported for backoffice operations, so there might be some features not fully supported on them. |
In the PR18Q4 release, the list of supported/recommended browsers is:
| Web browser | Minimum required | Recommended version |
| Firefox | 52 | 60 or higher |
| Chrome | 68 | 69 or higher |
| Internet Explorer | 9 | 11 or higher |
| Edge (EdgeHTML) | 41 | 42 or higher |
| Safari | 8 | 9 or higher |
In the PR18Q3 release, the list of supported/recommended browsers is:
| Web browser | Minimum required | Recommended version |
| Firefox | 52 | 60 or higher |
| Chrome | 67 | 68 or higher |
| Internet Explorer | 9 | 11 or higher |
| Edge (EdgeHTML) | 40 | 41 or higher |
| Safari | 8 | 9 or higher |
In the PR18Q2 release, the list of supported/recommended browsers is:
| Web browser | Minimum required | Recommended version |
| Firefox | 52 | 60 or higher |
| Chrome | 66 | 67 or higher |
| Internet Explorer | 9 | 11 or higher |
| Edge (EdgeHTML) | 40 | 41 or higher |
| Safari | 8 | 9 or higher |
Starting from PR15Q2:
- The minimum recommended version is the current browser major version available once the release is launched in "QA Approved" status.
- The minimum supported version is the previous browser major version once the release is launched in "QA Approved" status. This policy is the same followed by other web applications.
Client: network connectivity
Here there are example configurations, depending on the number of concurrent users to be supported. These assume the server is hosted with a fast connection so it's network is not a limiting factor.
| Downstream bandwidth | Concurrent users |
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| 3Mbit/s | <=10 |
| 10MBit/s | <=20 |
| 100MBit/s | <=100 |
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As every usage scenario is different and there's no standard the real bandwidth usage in practice may differ from those given above. |
Server: Java based = multiplatform
Openbravo runs wherever the Java JDK works. This currently means:
- Operating systems: Windows, any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Mac OSX, Solaris and more.
- Architectures: x86, x86_64, IA64, Sparc, PowerPC, AIX.
Either PostgreSQL or Oracle should also be supported by your target system
Server: software stack
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If a new major version is not listed here it means it is not yet tested and it's not officially supported. |
| Stack component | Supported versions | Recommended version | Notes |
| Java SE | 7, 8, 9, 10 | Latest 8.x | OpenJDK, Sun JDK and IBM JDK supported
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| PostgreSQL | 9.3.x, 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, 10.x, Amazon RDS | Latest 9.3.x | With UUID support enabled (contrib) until PR18Q1
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| Oracle | 11g, 12c | 11gR2 | Oracle XE not supported - Oracle 12c supported starting with PR15Q3 |
| Apache Tomcat | 7.0.x, 8.0.x | Latest 7.0.x | Tomcat 7 supported starting with PR15Q1
Tomcat 8 supported starting with PR15Q4 |
| Apache Ant | 1.9.2 or higher | Latest 1.10.x | Starting from 3.0PR18Q2, lower than 1.9.2 is no longer supported |
| Apache HTTP Server | 2.2.x, 2.4.x | Latest 2.4.x | Optional but recommended |
| Apache mod_jk connector | 1.2.x | Latest 1.2.x | Optional but recommended |
| Apache Tomcat Native | 1.1.x | Latest 1.1.x | Optional but recommended |
Changes in Software stack support:
- PR18Q4:
- Removed support for Java 7
- PR18Q2:
- Desupported ant versions lower than 1.9.2
- Added support for Java 10
- PR18Q1:
- Added support for Java 9. Note there are additional requisites to run with Java 9.
- Added support for PostgreSQL 10
- Added support for PostgreSQL in Amazon RDS
- PR17Q4:
- Added support for PostgreSQL 9.6
- PR17Q1:
- Removed support for Java 6
- Removed support for Tomcat 6
- Removed support for PostgreSQL 9.1 and 9.2
- PR16Q1: Added support for PostgreSQL 9.5
- PR15Q4: Added support for Tomcat8
- PR15Q3:
- Removed support for PostgreSQL 8.4 and 9.0
- Added support for Java 8 and Oracle 12c
- PR15Q2: New Openbravo Appliance 14.04 published: Recommended versions changed to PostgreSQL 9.3, Tomcat7 and Java7
- PR15Q1: Support PostgreSQL 9.3, Tomcat7 and Java7
- PR14Q3: no longer support PostgreSQL 8.3.x and Oracle 10
Server: hardware sizing
Please follow Sizing article for the hardware recommendations based on the number of concurrent users to be supported.
Virtualization: notes
In the case of a virtualized solution (VMware, VirtualBox, Xen, etc), the Host system on which the virtual machine is running should have at least 3GB of RAM for 32bit instances and 4GB for 64bits, to ensure that in addition to the virtual machine the host system is not continuously swapping to ensure a smooth operation.
