OutSystems system requirements

Platform Server

This section summarizes the requirements for installing the Platform Server in your data center.

Supported configurations

Hardware (minimum requirements)	Operating System	Application Server	Database Management System	Additional Software Requirements
Intel Dual-Core processor or compatible CPU; 4 GB of RAM; 80 GB of disk space.	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Standard Edition or higher edition), supported since OutSystems 10.0.502.0; Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Standard Edition or higher edition). Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard Edition or higher edition);	Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), the version that is supported by the installed Operating System, configured with a valid SSL certificate emitted by a public Certificate Authority.	Microsoft SQL Server 2016 (Web Edition or higher edition), supported since OutSystems 10.0.502.0; Microsoft SQL Server 2014 (Web Edition or higher edition); Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Web Edition or higher edition); Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (Web Edition or higher edition); Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Web Edition or higher edition); Azure SQL Database V12, supported since OutSystems 10.0.604.0; Oracle 12c (12.1 or 12.2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition); Oracle 11g R2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition); MySQL 5.6 (5.6.5 or later within the 5.6 version, all editions); MySQL 5.7 (5.7.22 or later within the 5.7 version, all editions), supported since OutSystems O10 PS R9CP2.	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.x, 4.7.x, or 4.8 (supported since OutSystems 10.0.1005.0); Microsoft Build Tools 2015.

The supported Operating System configurations mentioned in the above table need to be deployed on bare metal or hardware virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware, KVM).

Future revisions of OutSystems may require the installation of an update of any of these components, within the major versions mentioned in the above table.

Apart from standard Oracle Database setups, OutSystems Platform 8.0 and onwards works with Oracle Exadata Database Machines running with Oracle Linux 5.5 or higher.

Check here the alternative Supported Configurations for other stacks.

Amazon EC2 considerations

OutSystems can run on Amazon EC2 instances. Each instance must fulfill the following requirements:

The EC2Config service must be running

For more information on how to enable this service check Amazon's EC2Config service documentation.

Amazon RDS considerations

OutSystems supports Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 (since OutSystems 10.0.502.0), Oracle 11g R2, and Oracle 12c on Amazon RDS with the following considerations:

The database size must be at least “db.m1.medium”;
Currently, Amazon RDS does not support customizing the time zone for SQL Server from UTC.

Be sure to check Amazon RDS System Requirements to learn about other Amazon RDS limitations.

Microsoft Azure considerations

OutSystems supports Microsoft Azure SQL Database V12 with the following considerations:

The MDC (Multiple Database Catalogs) feature is not supported;
Connecting to Azure SQL using Windows Authentication is not supported;
The database service tier must be at least “S3”;
Currently, Azure SQL does not support customizing the timezone from UTC.

OutSystems also supports SQL Server running on an Azure Virtual Machine.

MySQL 5.7 considerations

OutSystems supports MySQL 5.7 (5.7.22 or later) since O10 PS R9CP2, with the following consideration:

the JSON data type is not supported

Integration with external systems

The following systems are certified to integrate with OutSystems.

SQL Server Database
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 (supported since OutSystems 10.0.502.0) Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL available in the cloud

Oracle Database
Oracle 12c (12.1 and 12.2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) Oracle 11g R2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) Oracle 10g R2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) *The NLS_CHARACTERSET* must be set to WE8MSWIN1252 or AL32UTF8.**

Oracle Database

Oracle 12c (12.1 and 12.2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
Oracle 11g R2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
Oracle 10g R2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)

The NLS_CHARACTERSET must be set to WE8MSWIN1252 or AL32UTF8.

MySQL Database
MySQL 5.6 (5.6.5 or later within the 5.6 version, all editions) MySQL 5.7 (5.7.22 or later within the 5.7 version, all editions), supported since OutSystems O10 PS R9CP2 The JSON data type in MySQL 5.7 is not supported.

MySQL Database

MySQL 5.6 (5.6.5 or later within the 5.6 version, all editions)
MySQL 5.7 (5.7.22 or later within the 5.7 version, all editions), supported since OutSystems O10 PS R9CP2

The JSON data type in MySQL 5.7 is not supported.

IBM Database
DB2 for iSeries V6R1 or higher The installation of the IBM iAccess software is required in all Front-End and Deployment Controller server machines. The use of double-byte characters with DB2 databases is not supported.

IBM Database

DB2 for iSeries V6R1 or higher

The installation of the IBM iAccess software is required in all Front-End and Deployment Controller server machines.

The use of double-byte characters with DB2 databases is not supported.

SAP
SAP ERP R/3 4.6 or higher SAP ECC 5.0 or higher SAP S/4HANA

Automatic import of .NET assemblies is supported for .NET 1.1 or higher assemblies.

Development tools

To develop your applications using OutSystems, developers need to install Service Studio and Integration Studio development tools on their desktops.

Installation requirements for these tools are as follows.

Hardware (minimum requirements)
Intel Dual-Core processor or compatible CPU 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) 500 MB of hard-disk space Limitations: The touch feature of touch screen devices is not supported, however, you can use touch screen devices with keyboard and mouse.

Hardware (minimum requirements)

Intel Dual-Core processor or compatible CPU
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
500 MB of hard-disk space

Limitations:

The touch feature of touch screen devices is not supported, however, you can use touch screen devices with keyboard and mouse.

Supported Operating Systems
Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 For the versions above, OutSystems only supports Windows editions that are supported by Microsoft.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10
Windows 8
Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

For the versions above, OutSystems only supports Windows editions that are supported by Microsoft.

Required Software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.x or 4.7.x; To integrate with external systems using Integration Studio: Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2015 or Visual Studio 2017 (supported since OutSystems 10.0.902.0) to edit the source code of Extension Actions. Check here the alternative software required for other stacks when using Integration Studio; To perform client-side debugging in Service Studio using a desktop browser: Google Chrome version 54 or later; To perform client-side debugging on an Android mobile device: Android device drivers, if the device is not recognized automatically; To perform client-side debugging on an iOS mobile device: iTunes 12.1.3 or later.

Required Software

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.x or 4.7.x;
To integrate with external systems using Integration Studio:
- Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2015 or Visual Studio 2017 (supported since OutSystems 10.0.902.0) to edit the source code of Extension Actions. Check here the alternative software required for other stacks when using Integration Studio;
To perform client-side debugging in Service Studio using a desktop browser:
- Google Chrome version 54 or later;
To perform client-side debugging on an Android mobile device:
- Android device drivers, if the device is not recognized automatically;
To perform client-side debugging on an iOS mobile device:
- iTunes 12.1.3 or later.

Required Network Connection
Minimum speed of 1 Mbps for both downloading and uploading.

These requirements apply, even when installing the development tools on a virtual machine.

End-user requirements

Desktop Browsers (Web applications)
Internet Explorer 10 or later; Edge (latest stable version); Firefox (latest stable version); Google Chrome (latest stable version); Safari (latest stable version).

Mobile Device Browsers (Web applications)
iOS 7 or higher; Android 4.1 or higher; Windows Phone 8 or higher. Note that only the default browsers of the operating systems listed above are supported.

Mobile Device Browsers
(Web applications)

iOS 7 or higher;
Android 4.1 or higher;
Windows Phone 8 or higher.

Note that only the default browsers of the operating systems listed above are supported.

Mobile Apps
The minimum requirements depend on the Mobile Apps Build Service (MABS) version used to generate your mobile apps. Note: Only official Android and iOS ROMs are supported.

Mobile Apps

The minimum requirements depend on the Mobile Apps Build Service (MABS) version used to generate your mobile apps.

Note: Only official Android and iOS ROMs are supported.

OutSystems Now
iOS 8 or later; Android 4.4 or later.