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# Requirements
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Note that if you just want to play around with Zulip and see what it looks
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like, it is easier to install it in a development environment
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following [these
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instructions](readme-symlink.html#installing-the-zulip-development-environment),
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since then you don't need to worry about setting up SSL certificates and an
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authentication mechanism. Or, you can check out the
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[developers' chatroom](http://chat.zulip.org/) (a public, running Zulip
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instance).
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## Server
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#### Hardware Specifications
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* CPU and Memory: For installations with 100+ users you'll need a minimum of
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**2 CPUs** and **4GB RAM**. For installations with fewer users, 1 CPU and 2GB
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RAM might be sufficient. We strong recommend against installing with less
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than 2GB of RAM, as you will likely experience out of memory issues.
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* Disk space: You'll need at least 10GB of free disk space. If you intend to
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store uploaded files locally rather than on S3 you will likely need more.
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#### Network and Security Specifications
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* Outgoing HTTP(S) access to the public Internet. If you want to be able to
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send email from Zulip, you'll also need SMTP access.
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#### Operating System
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Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty and Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial are supported for running
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Zulip in production. 64-bit is recommended.
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#### Domain name
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You should already have a domain name available for your Zulip
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production instance. In order to generate valid SSL certificates with Let's
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Encrypt, and to enable other services such as Google Authentication, you'll
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need to update the domains A record to point to your production server.
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## Credentials needed
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#### SSL Certificate
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* SSL Certificate for the host you're putting this on (e.g. zulip.example.com).
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The installation instructions contain documentation for how to get an SSL
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certificate for free using [LetsEncrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/).
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#### Outgoing email
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* Email credentials Zulip can use to send outgoing emails to users
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(e.g. email address confirmation emails during the signup process,
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missed message notifications, password reminders if you're not using
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SSO, etc.).
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Once you have met these requirements, see [full instructions for installing
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Zulip in production](prod-install.html).
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