System requirements for Qlik Sense

This section lists the requirements that must be fulfilled by the target system in order to successfully install and run Qlik Sense.

Platforms	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 For development and testing purposes only: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit version only) Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit version only) Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only) Information noteThese operating systems are supported by Qlik Sense. Third-party software may require service packs to be installed.
Processors (CPUs)	Multi-core x64 compatible processors We recommend that you use at least 4 cores per node in a Qlik Analytics Platform deployment.
Memory	8 GB minimum (depending on data volumes, more may be required) Qlik Sense is an in-memory analysis technology. The memory requirements for the Qlik Sense products are directly related to the amount of data being analyzed.
Disk space	1.5 GB total required to install
Storage	Local disks SAN storage mounted to Windows as a logical local drive
Security	Microsoft Active Directory Microsoft Windows Integrated Authentication Third-party security
WebSockets	Web browsers and infrastructure components (such as proxies and routers) must support WebSockets.
.NET framework	4.5.2
Repository database	PostgreSQL 9.6 (included) Information noteThe version of PostgreSQL 9.6 installed with Qlik Sense does not include pgAdmin tools. You can download and install them manually if required. PostgreSQL, often referred to as Postgres, is an open source object-relational database management system. It is released under the PostgreSQL License, which is a free/open source software license.
Internet protocol	IPv4 IPv6 Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6)
Network	The configured hostname must resolve to an IP address on the host machine.
Qlik Management Console (QMC), supported browsers	Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8.1: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (not supported on Windows Server 2012) Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments) Microsoft Windows 10: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments) Apple Mac OS X 10.11 and 10.12: Apple Safari Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments) CefSharp embedded browser v55 or later (CefSharp allows you to embed the Chromium open source browser inside .Net apps)
QMC, minimum screen resolution	Desktops, laptops, and Apple Mac: 1024x768 No mobile or small screen support.
QlikView compatibility	It is not possible to install Qlik Sense on a machine with QlikView Server already installed.

We do not recommend that you install Qlik Sense on domain controller machines, as group policies may prevent Qlik Sense from getting access to required services.

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