System requirements

The following configurations are supported by Kentico CMS. Other configurations may work too, but the system was not tested with them.

 
Web Server Requirements

One of the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2008  with MDAC 2.8 or later
.NET Framework 2.0 or later
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0 and ASP.NET 2.0 or later installed and correctly registered in IIS.
Graphic adapter with resolution at least 1024x768 pixels.
100 MB free disk space.

 

ajax + shared hosting requirements

 

 
SQL Server Requirements

Microsoft SQL Server 2000, MSDE 2000, SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server Express 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The server must use case insensitive (CI) collation.

 
Development Machine Requirements

One of the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with MDAC 2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with MDAC 2.8 or later
.NET Framework 2.0 or later
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0 and ASP.NET 2.0 or later installed and correctly registered in IIS.
Graphic adapter with resolution at least 1024x768 pixels.
100 MB free disk space.
Recommended:
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005/2008 or Microsoft Web Developer 2005/2008.
2 GB RAM
Pentium IV or Pentium Core 2 Duo

Web Client Requirements

The Web site created using Kentico CMS can be viewed on virtually any browser depending on the code you generate. Some of the Kentico CMS Controls (such as DHTML drop-down menu) are limited to higher-level browsers only as described in the Kentico CMS Web Parts and Controls Reference.
Kentico CMS Desk (the administrative user interface for administrators, developers and site contributors) was tested with the following browsers running on Microsoft Windows XP SP2:
Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Mozilla 1.7.1 or later
If you're using Mac OS as a web client, you can use Safari 3.0 or Firefox 2.0 to access the web site and administration interface.
The administration interface requires a graphic adapter with resolution at least 1024x768 pixels.

Shared Web Hosting Requirements

Support for ASP.NET 2.0 or later.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000, MSDE 2000, SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server Express 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The server must use case insensitive (CI) collation.
The server must support medium-trust or full-trust security level.
If the server uses medium trust, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 must be installed on the server.