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title: "System Requirements"
description: "Detailed system requirements for running TraceRTM"
keywords: [system requirements, hardware, software, specifications]
---

# System Requirements

Detailed system requirements for running TraceRTM in development and production.

## Development Environment

### Minimum Requirements

- **CPU**: 2 cores
- **RAM**: 4 GB
- **Storage**: 10 GB free space
- **OS**: macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+, Windows 10+

### Recommended Requirements

- **CPU**: 4+ cores
- **RAM**: 8 GB
- **Storage**: 20 GB free space (SSD recommended)
- **OS**: Latest stable version

## Production Environment

### Minimum Requirements

- **CPU**: 4 cores
- **RAM**: 8 GB
- **Storage**: 50 GB (SSD recommended)
- **Network**: 100 Mbps

### Recommended Requirements

- **CPU**: 8+ cores
- **RAM**: 16 GB
- **Storage**: 100+ GB SSD
- **Network**: 1 Gbps

## Software Requirements

### Backend

- **Python**: 3.12+
- **PostgreSQL**: 14+
- **Redis**: 6+ (optional, for caching)

### Frontend

- **Node.js**: 18+
- **npm/yarn/pnpm**: Latest stable

### Development Tools

- **Git**: 2.30+
- **Docker**: 20.10+ (optional)
- **Make**: 4.0+ (optional)

## Database Requirements

### PostgreSQL

- **Version**: 14+
- **Storage**: Depends on data volume
- **Connections**: 100+ concurrent connections
- **Extensions**: pg_trgm (for search)

### Redis (Optional)

- **Version**: 6+
- **Memory**: 1-2 GB recommended
- **Persistence**: AOF or RDB enabled

## Network Requirements

### Development

- **Bandwidth**: 10+ Mbps
- **Latency**: < 100ms to API

### Production

- **Bandwidth**: 100+ Mbps
- **Latency**: < 50ms to API
- **SSL/TLS**: Required for HTTPS

## Browser Requirements

### Supported Browsers

- **Chrome**: 90+
- **Firefox**: 88+
- **Safari**: 14+
- **Edge**: 90+

## Cloud Requirements

### AWS

- **EC2**: t3.medium or larger
- **RDS**: db.t3.medium or larger
- **S3**: For file storage (optional)

### Azure

- **VM**: Standard_B2s or larger
- **PostgreSQL**: Basic tier or higher
- **Blob Storage**: For file storage (optional)

### GCP

- **Compute Engine**: e2-medium or larger
- **Cloud SQL**: db-f1-micro or larger
- **Cloud Storage**: For file storage (optional)

## Scaling Considerations

### Small Deployment (< 100 users)

- 2 CPU cores
- 4 GB RAM
- Single database instance

### Medium Deployment (100-1000 users)

- 4-8 CPU cores
- 8-16 GB RAM
- Database with read replicas

### Large Deployment (1000+ users)

- 8+ CPU cores
- 16+ GB RAM
- Database cluster
- Load balancer
- CDN for static assets

## Performance Benchmarks

### API Response Times

- **Simple queries**: < 50ms
- **Complex queries**: < 200ms
- **Bulk operations**: < 1s per 100 items

### Database Performance

- **Read queries**: < 10ms
- **Write queries**: < 20ms
- **Complex joins**: < 100ms

## Next Steps

- [Prerequisites](./01-prerequisites) - Install required software
- [Local Development](./02-local-development) - Development setup
- [Docker Setup](./03-docker-setup) - Containerized setup
