Kentico System Requirements

The following configurations are supported by Kentico. Other configurations may work too, but the system was not tested on them.

Server-side Requirements

• Windows 7 (both 32bit and 64bit) or Windows 8 (both 32bit and 64bit), or corresponding server versions - Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0+ or Visual Studio/Visual Web Developer 2012/2013 built-in web server
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or 2012 (including free SQL Server Express Edition)

Hosting Requirements

• ASP.NET 4.0 (or higher) and Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2012 support
• Medium-trust or full-trust permissions for the ASP.NET application
• If the server uses medium trust, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 must be installed on the server.
• It's recommended that your hosting plan comes with 300 MB or more memory and 100+ MB database.

Development Tools

If you want to create custom web parts or integrate custom code, you need Visual Studio 2012/2013 or Visual Web Developer 2012/2013 Express Edition.

Supported Client Browsers for Content Editors

• IE 9.0+
• Chrome 12+
• Firefox 4.5+
• Safari 4.0+ or Firefox 4.0+ on Mac OS

Supported Client Browsers for Site Visitors

• IE 7+
• Firefox 1.0.5+
• Chrome 12+
• Mozilla 1.7.1+
• Netscape 7.1+
• Opera 7.52+
• Safari or Firefox on Mac OS

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