Acumatica ERP supports the following web browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 11 with Compatibility View turned off.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 with Compatibility View turned off and the hotfix for the ASP.NET browser definition files in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installed. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2600088.
• Mozilla Firefox 26.
• Apple Safari 7.
• Google Chrome 31.

Acumatica ERP server software can be installed on a computer running one of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012, any edition for the x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any service pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, any edition for the x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any service pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, any edition for the x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any service pack
• Microsoft Windows Vista, any edition for the x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any service pack

You can install Acumatica ERP only in a Microsoft Windows Vista system running Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0.

• Microsoft Windows 7, any edition for the x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any service pack

You can install Acumatica ERP only in a Microsoft Windows 7 system running IIS 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0.

• Microsoft Windows 8, any edition for the x64 (64-bit) platform

You can install Acumatica ERP only in a Microsoft Windows 8 system running IIS 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0.

The following hardware requirements apply:

• 4 GB RAM
• 1 GB available hard disk space plus 200 MB for each additional instance of Acumatica ERP

Before you install the Acumatica ERP server software, make sure that the following software is installed and enabled:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
• Microsoft IIS 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0, depending on the underlying operating system (see the minimum options below)
• Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
• Critical system patches and updates for Microsoft products

The Acumatica ERP database can be hosted by:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005, any edition for x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any Service Pack
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008, any edition for x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any Service Pack
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, any edition for x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any Service Pack
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012, any edition for x64 (64-bit) platform, with or without any Service Pack
• MySQL Community Edition Server for x64 (64-bit) platform, versions 5.6.12 – 5.6.15

GA release of MySQL Community Edition Server 5.6, revision 10 or newer is expected to work properly

The following hardware requirements apply:

• 4 GB RAM.
• For each database, 1 GB available hard disk space. Depending on the number of transactions, additional hard disk space may be required to store large numbers of transactions.

To access the full-text search functionality, you have to install the Semantic Search for the Microsoft SQL Server. To install Semantic Search, select Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search on the Features to Install page during Microsoft SQL Server setup.

To create stand-alone applications with Acumatica Framework or develop customizations and add-on solutions on top of Acumatica ERP, you need one of the following integrated development environments (IDEs):

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 with the Visual Web Developer feature, with or without any service pack
• Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, with or without any service pack
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Microsoft Web Developer Tools, with or without any service pack
• Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web, with or without any service pack

For access to additional features, we recommend the following applications:

• Adobe Reader X is required to open some Acumatica ERP PDF documents.
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, or 2013—or Microsoft Office 2003 with the Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility pack—is required to view documents exported from Acumatica ERP.

Before you start the installation process, install at least all critical updates (or, preferably, all available updates) for the operating system and the required software. You should also make sure that all required third-party components listed earlier in this topic are properly installed and configured on your computer.

Before you install the Acumatica ERP server software, make sure that the following Web Server (IIS) features are turned on:

• Web Management Tools > IIS Management Console
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > .NET Extensibility
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ASP.NET
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ISAPI Extensions
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ISAPI Filters
• World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > Default Document
• World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > Static Content
• World Wide Web Services > Performance Features > Dynamic Content Compression
• World Wide Web Services > Performance Features > Static Content Compression
• World Wide Web Services > Security > Request Filtering

Additionally, you may need to set up an HTTPS service in Web Server (IIS) if your users export data to Microsoft Excel and want to update the data automatically. For instructions, refer to the documentation of your Web Server (IIS).