System requirements

Dependencies

Embedded Engine

Remote Engine

See: How to upgrade to Java 17

Linux: openjdk-17-jre

Windows: Amazon Corretto 17

No additional dependencies are required.

Note

Before version 2.2.0 Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio is required for Windows.

Warning

The required Java version for the embedded Sandbox is Java 17. While Java 8 or 11 may still function temporarily, they will no longer work at all after March 2025. Please plan to upgrade to Java 17 before March 2025 to avoid any disruption

The default system Java version should be set correctly; please check if the correct version is used. The computer should be restarted after Java installation.

java -version openjdk version "17.0.12" 2024-07-16 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.12+7-Ubuntu-1ubuntu222.04) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.12+7-Ubuntu-1ubuntu222.04, mixed mode, sharing)

System requirements

Embedded Sandbox Engine

System requirements depend on the number and type of submitted files, as well as their content and size. The performance also varies based on the configuration of the system and engine workflow. Below, you will find benchmark measurements using different CPU, RAM, and Sandbox parallel processing configurations on various sample sets. These measurements serve as a guideline to help estimate the required resources for your use case.

Warning

These are additional requirements on top of the MetaDefender Core recommended system configuration

Note

These measurements are done with default engine workflow settings on Ubuntu Linux

Example Configurations


CPU Cores

RAM

Parallel Count

Config #1

4

8

5 (default)

Config #2

8

16

10

Measured daily throughput

Warning

Throughput can be limited by license restrictions! See Licensing

File type

Avg size (MB)

Throughput #1

Throughput #2

#1 (MB/s)

#2 (MB/s)

Adobe

0.93

47856

90816

0.52

0.98

Executable

0.16

50424

101040

0.09

0.19

Image

1.6

121728

218328

2.25

4.04

Media

0.13

73776

148176

0.11

0.22

Office

1.6

42744

54720

0.79

1.01

Text

8.8

71520

97344

7.28

9.91


Remote Sandbox Engine

For MetaDefender Sandbox (standalone) system requirements please refer to our Technical Datasheet and Performance Measurement page.