| The information on this page refers to License Statistics v6.25 or newer, which added support for new platforms. If you are using an earlier version, please refer to the documentation for earlier versions. |
Before you begin your installation, please review all requirements and recommendations given below.
General requirements and recommendations
Note the following general requirements and recommendations:
- A network connection must be established between the host running License Statistics and the hosts running license servers.
- All necessary query tools and other license server-related applications must be installed on the host running License Statistics.
- Using a dedicated host for the installation is recommended.
- Rather than using the embedded MySQL database delivered with the installer, which is designed and optimized for smaller production environments and testing purposes, using an external MySQL database is recommended.
Supported platforms and hardware requirements
The supported platforms and requirements for running License Statistics are detailed below.
Supported platforms
License Statistics is supported on the following Windows and Linux distributions.
| Windows 64-bit | Linux 64-bit | |
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| MSI Installer | DEB Installer | RPM Installer |
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Hardware requirements
The hardware requirements for License Statistics are listed below.
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2 core | 4 core or greater |
| RAM | 4 GB if using an external database 8 GB if using an embedded database | 8 GB or greater |
| Drive | HDD | SSD |
Database requirements
| Database | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| MySQL | v8.0.31 | v8.4.3 or greater |
Software requirements
| Library | Platform | Required | Comment | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) | Windows | No | It needs to be installed in order to use an embedded MySQL database. External MySQL database can be used instead. | |
| .NET Framework 4.8 | Windows | No | It needs to be installed in order to use License Statistics Manager. It may already be pre-installed on your version of Windows. CLI configuration tool can be used instead. |
Browser requirements
The License Statistics UI runs on most popular browsers, including the following:
| Browser | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Chrome | v96 |
| Edge | v12 |
| Firefox | v45 |
| Opera | v76 |
| Safari | v15 |