Xpand Portal hardware and software requirements

Before installing Xpand Portal, ensure your system meets the hardware and software requirements listed below.

Hardware requirements

Minimum requirements Recommended requirements
  • CPU: an Intel CPU with 4 cores or AMD equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage*: 128 GB available space

Additional notes: SSD required
  • CPU: an Intel CPU with 8 cores or AMD equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Storage*: 256 GB available space

Additional notes: SSD required

*The required storage amount depends on the following factors:

  • The number of records in portal entities
  • The size of records (the number of fields per record)
  • The number of members
  • Additional free space required for index optimization (up to twice the current index size)

Software requirements

If integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is used, in terms of the client, server and database tiers, the Xpand Portal solution follows all the standard Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central software requirements. See Xpand Portal Connector for information on how to integrate Xpand Portal with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Web tier

The minimum system requirements for the Xpand Portal on the web tier:

Component type Description
Server components
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 or later
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 or later 
  • Microsoft SQL credentials to connect Xpand Portal with a database with "db owner" permissions.
  • Microsoft SQL credentials to create a new database with "db creator" permissions (if a new database is required)
  • IIS 7+
  • Microsoft .NET 8.0: .NET Runtime 8.0.7 and ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0.7
    Note: First install .NET Runtime 8.0.7, and then - ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0.7. On Windows, you must install the Hosting Bundle, which includes the .NET runtime, the ASP.NET Core runtime, and if installed on a machine with IIS, it will also add the ASP.NET Core IIS Module.
  • Ability to set file permissions to include create/read/write (or better) for the user that "owns" the Application Pool for your site (usually IIS APPPOOL\appPoolName or a specific local account or, in some circumstances, NETWORK SERVICE)
Client browser

The following web browsers are supported:

  • Google Chrome starting from version 71
  • Mozilla Firefox starting from version 65
  • Microsoft Edge 42

The following web browsers work with limitations:

  • Safari 6.2.6 or later
  • IE9