General requirements
The following specifications are necessary to install and use Beebox:
- Microsoft® Windows Vista/7/8/10, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, 32-bit or 64-bit
- Microsoft® Internet Information Services 7 or later (included with Windows, but typically must be activated)
Minimum 2 GB of RAM
Minimum 1 GB of disk space
Internet Connection
The Beebox speed is optimized if you focus on choosing a fast processor and fast RAM. Disk speed is less important as is the number of cores (2 to 4 cores are sufficient).
Firewall settings
Before you install the Beebox make sure that your firewall authorizes:
- Port 32572, outbound (To access Wordbee license server)
If you want to access the Beebox UI or API from outside, make sure to further authorize:
- Port 8089, inbound (To access Beebox UI or API from outside)
For more info as well as port number options and SSL activation please go here.
Space requirements
The following figures are indicative:
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Advanced reading: Calculating exact space requirements
Third party software
You may optionally want to install these software packages:
- Microsoft Word®, Excel® and Powerpoint® if and only if the native document formats need to be supported (see important setup instructions). Office is not required to process .docx, .pptx or .xlsx files.
- Adobe Indesign if and only if .indd files need to be supported Indesign is not required to process .idml files.
Windows components
The software requires Windows features to be enabled. The setup program will automatically enable or download those if not present. You can also enable these features manually prior to installation.
- Microsoft® .Net Framework 4.5.1 (System upgrade)
- ASP.NET 4.5 (Windows feature)
- IIS .Net Extensibility 4.5 (Windows feature)
- ISAPI Filters and ISAPI Extensions (Windows feature)
- IIS Security Request filtering (Windows feature)
- Common HTTP features - Default document (Windows feature)