System requirements - GFI MailEssentials

Hardware

The minimum hardware requirements for GFI MailEssentials are:

• Processor: 2GHz with multiple cores
• Memory (RAM): 2GB dedicated for GFI MailEssentials
• Disk space: 10GB dedicated for GFI MailEssentials

Note that the above requirements depend on a range of factors including email volume and number of Anti Virus engines enabled.

Software

• Any version of Microsoft Windows Server (64-bit) from 2008 R2 onwards. (excluding Server Core)
• Microsoft IIS SMTP service or Microsoft Exchange Server 2010/2013/2016
• Microsoft IIS World Wide Web service
• Microsoft Messaging Queuing Service (MSMQ)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4/4.5
• ASP.NET & Windows Authentication role services when installing on Windows Server 2008 R2 onwards
• Microsoft SQL Server/Microsoft SQL Server Express (free) is suggested for the Reporting engine database for installs with more than 100 mailboxes.

Discontinued

• McAfee and VIPRE AVs have been discontinued.
• Microsoft Exchange 2007 is no longer supported.
• Microsoft Windows 2008 is no longer supported.

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