This article outlines the supported operating systems and hardware requirements for Spire Server and Spire Desktop version 3.10 and higher.


Spire Server Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Spire Server is supported on the following Microsoft Windows editions:

  • Windows 8.1 (excluding Home editions)

  • Windows 10 (excluding Home editions)

  • Windows 11 (excluding Home editions)

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2022

Notes:

  • A 64-bit operating system is required.

  • Browsers that are not HTML5 compliant (such as Internet Explorer 11) are not supported, as Spire uses HTML5 extensively.

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


Hardware Requirements

Minimum (Light Use)

  • 2.4 GHz quad-core processor

  • 8 GB RAM available for Spire

    • Additional RAM is required if running Remote Desktop Services and/or Exchange Server

  • Display resolution of 1024 × 768 or higher

  • 512 MB disk space for Server and PostgreSQL database installation (System Drive)

  • 5+ GB available disk space for data and data snapshots (varies by database size)

  • 100/1000 IPv4 network for LAN environments

Recommended (5+ Users or 1+ GB Database)

  • Intel i7 or 2.8 GHz Xeon processor

  • 16 GB RAM or more

  • SSD or fast RAID array

  • Gigabit network

Light-use implementations may operate on minimum specifications. However, environments with five or more users or databases larger than 1 GB should follow the recommended requirements.


Spire Desktop Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Spire Desktop is supported on the following Microsoft Windows editions:

  • Windows 8.1 (excluding Home editions)

  • Windows 10 (excluding Home editions)

  • Windows 11 (excluding Home editions)

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2022

Notes:

  • A 64-bit operating system is required for Spire Desktop 3.0 and higher.

  • Browsers that are not HTML5 compliant (such as Internet Explorer 11) are not supported.


Hardware Requirements

Minimum

  • 2.4 GHz processor

  • 4 GB RAM

  • Display resolution of 1366 × 768 or higher

  • Keyboard and pointing device (touch is not currently supported)

  • 100/1000 IPv4 network for LAN environments

Recommended

  • Intel i5 or 3.06 GHz processor

  • 8 GB RAM

  • 1920 × 1080 display or higher

  • Gigabit network


Ensure your environment meets these requirements before installing or upgrading to Spire 3.10 or higher. Proper hardware and operating system configuration will help maintain optimal performance and reliability.