System Requirements

The following requirements are based on typical applications and assuming a complete GENESIS install. Depending on your specific application and the workload selected, the minimum requirements may vary.

 

Minimum Requirements

Recommended Requirements

CPU

Dual-core 64-bit processor

Quad-core 64-bit processor or better

Memory

4 GB of RAM is required

16 GB of RAM or higher

 

We recommend the following:
- System page file size should be a minimum of four times the size of the installed (physical) RAM.
- Virtual memory allotment should be two times the amount of physical memory (RAM) on the system.

Hard disk space

15 GB or more of free hard disk space

Graphics card

DirectX 10 graphics card or better

Minimum Resolution

1024×768, 32-bit color

3840×2160, 32-bit color

Operating system

- Windows 11 (Professional, Enterprise)
- Windows 11 IoT LTSC (Enterprise)
- Windows 10 x64 (Professional, Enterprise)
- Windows 10 x64 LTSC 2021 (Enterprise)
- Windows 10 x64 LTSC 2019 (Enterprise)
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
Notes:
- For server-class operating systems that offer "Server Core" or "Desktop Experience" options, GENESIS only supports "Desktop Experience."
- A server-class operating system is highly recommended for web hosting and analytics features.
- See the Minimum OS Builds for specific version requirements.

.NET

Microsoft .NET 10.0

Web server

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 10.0 or higher

Web browser

HTML5 WebHMI displays: Edge, Firefox, Safari, Chrome

SQL Server

- Microsoft SQL Azure
- Microsoft SQL Server 2025
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022
- Microsoft SQL Server 2019
- Microsoft SQL Server 2017
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016
Notes:
- The connection to the SQL Server data source may be either local or remote.
- SQL databases with encryption are supported.
- SQL databases with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) are supported.

GENESIS Dependencies

GENESIS needs the following dependencies to run properly:

  • Internet Information Services (IIS) 10.0

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2025

  • Microsoft .NET 10.0 ASP.NET Core Runtime Hosting Bundle

  • Microsoft .NET 10.0 Windows Desktop Runtime x86

  • Microsoft .NET 10.0 Windows Desktop Runtime x64

  • Microsoft Application Request Routing

  • Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v19

  • Microsoft Visual C++ v14 Redistributable (x64) Package

  • Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime

  • PowerShell 7.6.1 or higher

  • MELCO EasySocket

  • MELCO EZSocketGOT