System requirements

Embedded Sandbox Engine

Java

Java 8 JRE x64 installation is required for the sandbox engines.

Recommended Java version for Windows: Amazon Corretto 8

Recommended Java version for Linux: openjdk-8-jre-headless

java -version openjdk version "1.8.0_362" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_362-8u362-ga-0ubuntu1~22.04-b09) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.362-b09, mixed mode)

Warning

The default system java version should be set correctly, please check if the correct version is used. The MetaDefender Core service should be restarted after Java installation.

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 (only for Windows)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ph/download/details.aspx?id=48145

System requirements

Embedded Sandbox Engine

The following table lists explanatory system specifications. These are additional requirements on top of the MetaDefender Core recommended system configuration.

Scans Per Day	Required System CPUs	Required System RAM
1000	4	4 GB
2500	4	4 GB
5000	4	4 GB
10000	8	8 GB
25000*	16	16 GB

Currently the maximum numbers of scans/day per instance

Remote Sandbox Engine

If you choose to use your own OPSWAT Filescan sandbox instance, please refer to the OPSWAT Filescan system requirements

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