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System requirements

Client requirements

Mingle works on the following browsers:
  • Firefox 3.0 (recommended)
  • Safari 3.2.1 (recommended)
  • Internet Explorer 7.0

Database requirements

Before installing Mingle, you must install a database. Mingle currently supports:

  • PostgreSQL 8.2 or 8.3 - Highly Recommended

    PostgreSQL 8.2 or 8.3
  • MySQL 5.0.67

    • If you are interested in using MySQL we recommend you consider using MySQL Enterprise.

  • Oracle 10g

Server requirements

Hardware requirements

Hardware requirements will vary based upon number of concurrent users. The following hardware specifications should be sufficient for most install bases of between 40-50 users. For guidance on larger installations, please contact our support team.

  • CPU: Quad Core, 2 GHz (or higher)
  • Disk: 5GB Initial Regular monitoring and backups recommended based on usage.
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM, of which 1 GB can be dedicated to Mingle

If Mingle and the database server run on the same machine, these requirements would change.

Operating System

The Mingle Server can run on the same hardware or separate hardware from the database server. We have downloadable installation packages available for the following Windows, Mac OSX and General Unix platforms. Note: If you are using a platform not listed below you should assume that it is not yet supported. Please contact us for updated information before attempting to use an unsupported platform.

  • Windows
    • Windows XP SP2
    • Windows Server 2003
  • Mac OSX
    • Mac OSX Tiger (10.5)
    • Intel processor
    • Java Development Kit (JDK) version 5 or 6 - 32-bit JDK only
  • General Unix
    • We recommend using either Fedora, Ubuntu or RedHat.
    • Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.5 or 1.6 (recommended) - 32-bit JDK only