Check Requirements

Hardware and software requirements for running CAST Imaging in production.

Check these requirements before you start the installation. An undersized environment causes performance problems that are difficult to diagnose later.

Before you start
Who this is for IT administrator planning a new installation
Role required None (planning phase)
Prerequisites None

Hardware requirements

Hardware needs depend on the size of the applications you will analyze.

Application size Objects (approx.) RAM CPU cores Disk (Neo4j data)
Small (S) < 50,000 16 GB 4 50 GB
Medium (M) 50,000–200,000 32 GB 8 100 GB
Large (L) 200,000–500,000 64 GB 16 250 GB
Extra large (XL) 500,000–1,000,000 128 GB 32 500 GB
XXL > 1,000,000 256 GB+ 64+ 1 TB+

[TODO: Verify values and add separate rows for PostgreSQL disk]

Software requirements

Component Requirement
Operating system (Windows) Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022
Operating system (Docker) Linux with Docker Engine 24+; or Windows with Docker Desktop
Java [TODO: version]
PostgreSQL [TODO: version range]
Neo4j [TODO: version]
Browser Chrome 110+, Edge 110+, Firefox 110+

Network requirements

Port Used by
8083 (default) CAST Imaging web interface (HTTP)
443 CAST Imaging web interface (HTTPS)
2284 CAST Storage Service (PostgreSQL)
[TODO] Neo4j, AIP Console, AIP Node

Next steps