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title: "System Requirements"
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# System Requirements

## Requirements for the Web (IIS Server) part of Contract Insight

Contract Insight requires a full Microsoft Platform for Contract Insight to run on.

The following needs to be installed on your IIS server along with the correct specs:

- 4.8.1 ASP.NET framework or higher
- ASP.NET Core 8
- ASP.NET Core 10
- 2013 C++ Redistributable (64) installed on IIS (Exact Version)
- 2015-2022 C++ Redistributable (x64)

| **Server Type** | The server for the Microsoft IIS Website can be either a physical machine or a virtual machine. NOTE:If using a virtual machine, all minimum and recommended specs below MUST be dedicated. |
| --- | --- |
| **Server Processor(s)** | A Quad-Core CPU [4GHz] (Recommended) |
| **Server Memory** | 20+ GB of RAM (Recommended) NOTE: This is to ensure the OS, IIS and the Contract Insight Website can run smoothly (as intended). |
| **Server Hard Drives** | SSD Drives |
| **Server Disk Space** | At least 100 GB of free disk space after the installation of the OS and IIS NOTE: Uploaded files are not stored in the file system; they are stored directly in the MS SQL Server database. NOTE: The IIS Files/Folders will remain the same unless a patch/update is applied to the Contract Insight system. |
| **Server OS** | Microsoft Windows Server 2022 If using an https secure connection, the SSL Certificate must be installed directly on the web server. |
| **Additional Software/Services** | Microsoft .NET 4.8.1 (or later), .NET Core 8, .NET Core 10, Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows SMTP Services with anonymous or basic username and password authentication, Must support TLS 1.3 |