System requirements for Unix-based deployments

Supported Operating Systems

  • CentOS 7.0+
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0+
  • Debian 10.0+
  • Ubuntu 18.04+

System requirements

HardwareDedicated instanceShared instance with MetaDefender Core
CPU4 cores10 cores
RAM8 GB16 GB
Free disk space20 GB40 GB

Note on System Requirements

Please be aware that the system requirements for our software are contingent upon the quantity and size of files being processed. Larger quantities or bigger files may demand more computational resources, such as memory and CPU power, for optimal performance. Ensure that you consider your anticipated workload when evaluating your system's capabilities.

Installation details

MetaDefender for Secure Storage default installation path is using the /etc/mdss folder for storing resources. The package requires the following dependencies that are automatically installed if they don’t already exist on the system:

Debian / UbuntuRed Hat Enterprise / CentOS
  • curl
  • openssl
  • apt-transport-https
  • ca-certificates
  • gnupg-agent
  • software-properties-common
  • sudo
  • apt-utils
  • iproute2
  • jq
  • yum-utils
  • device-mapper-persistent-data
  • lvm2
  • curl
  • openssl
  • ca-certificates
  • gnupg2
  • sudo
  • iproute
  • wget
  • epel-release
  • jq

Installation components

MetaDefender for Secure Storage automatically deploys the following components:

NameVersionType
Docker Enginev20.10.7Containerization technology
Docker-compose1.29.2Container Orchestration
MongoDbv3.6Database
RabbitMQv3.8Message broker
NGINXv1.20.1Web server
Redis Cachev7.0Data Cache
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