Spire Server


Spire Server is supported on the following Microsoft Windows editions:


Windows 10  (not Home editions)

Windows 11  (not Home editions) 

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2022


Note: 64-bit operating system is required for Spire Server.  Also browsers, such as Internet Explorer 11, that are not HTML 5 compliant will not work, as Spire uses HTML 5 extensively.


***It is highly recommended that Spire Server and Spire data is installed on the System Drive. 


Hardware Requirements:


*Minimum: 

Recommended:

2.4 GHz quad core processor

i7 or 2.8 GHz Xeon processor

12GB RAM available for Spire. (Remote Desktop Server and/or Exchange Server will need additional RAM)

16 - 32 GB RAM (or more)

Display with native resolution of 1024x768 or higher

Same

512 MB of disk space for Server and PostgreSQL database installation on System Drive

10 GB

5+ GB of available disk space for data and data snapshots on System Drive (depending on database size)

SSD or fast RAID array

1000 Mbps network required to use Spire Server on a Local Area Network with multiple connected workstations

Gigabit network


 * Light use Spire Sever implementations can use Minimum requirements however implementations of 5+ users or a database of 1+ GB, should use Recommended requirements. 


Spire Desktop


Spire Desktop is supported on the following Microsoft Windows editions:


Windows 10  (not Home editions)

Windows 11  (not Home editions) 

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2022




Note: 64-bit operating system is now required for Spire Desktop 3.0 and higher.  Also browsers, such as Internet Explorer 11, that are not HTML 5 compliant will not work as Spire uses HTML 5 extensively.


Hardware Requirements:



Minimum:

Recommended:

2.4 GHz processor

i5 - 3.06 GHz processor or higher

8 GB RAM

16 GB RAM

Display with native resolution of 1366x768 or higher (multiple displays and high DPI displays supported)

1920x1080 or higher

Keyboard and pointing device for data entry (Desktop interface does not currently support touch)


same

1000 Mbps network required to use Spire Desktop on a Local Area Network

Gigabit network



Note: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 may still work in some cases however it is crucial to upgrade the operating system as soon as possible since these operating systems are no longer supported by Microsoft and are no longer receiving security updates. Spire also no longer does any testing on these operating systems. Use at your own risk!