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System Requirements

Server is supported on desktop computers, stand-alone servers, and virtual machine environments with the following minimum requirements.

Required Minimums for Server 2021.4

Hardware

	Minimum Requirements Per Server Node	Recommendations for Production Environments Per Server Node (Multi-Node Environment)*
CPU	Intel or AMD x86-64 (64-bit)	Intel Xeon E, Xeon W, AMD EPYC 7xx2, AMD Threadripper, or better
Number of CPU Cores**	4 cores (8 logical cores) per node Example Environment: Server UI, Worker, and Controller all run on the same 8 logical core node	8+ cores (16+ logical cores) per node Example Environment: Server UI: 16 logical cores Controller: 16 logical cores Worker1: 16 logical cores Worker2: 16 logical cores
System Memory	16 GB	32+ GB
Recommended Minimum Disk Size	500 GB	1+ TB SSD

*Enterprise Production Deployments vary per use case. For assistance assessing hardware sizing needs, talk to your Alteryx representative. Learn more in this whitepaper and our Configuration Page.

**This table assumes 1 physical core to be equal to 2 logical cores. For more information, please see our licensing definitions page.

Other Requirements

Software	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit or later Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 or higher
Administrator Rights	Admin access to the host server's operating system or physical access to the server hardware is required to install Server.
Active Directory Read Access	Read access to Active Directory, if you plan to use Integrated Windows Authentication. Visit the Server Authentication help page to learn more about authentication options.
FIPS Mode	Disabled
Access to Alteryx Licensing System	Ensure the computer can contact the `whitelist.alteryx.com` web domain used by the Alteryx licensing system.
File Share Access	Read and write permissions to the file share.
Predictive Tools Install	Install Predictive Tools to run workflows that use the Predictive Tools on Server.
Base Address	The base address is the URL that users use to access the Server. The URL defaults to `http://localhost/gallery/` which you can use to run the Server locally.
SMTP Server	SMTP host information is required for Server email notifications. Notifications and account validations are managed via email.
Alteryx Admin User	The Server administrator can manage users and workflows. A Default Server Admin is specified when configuring the authentication for the Server. Visit the Server Authentication help page to learn more about specifying a Default Server Admin.
Database type	Server configuration requires MongoDB. MongoDB version 4.2 is embedded with Server 2021.3.6+. Embedded MongoDB: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 2021.3.6, you must start with a version of Server that uses MongoDB 4.0 before you upgrade to 2021.3.6 version or higher. Versions of Server that use embedded MongoDB include 2019.3 through 2021.3.5. For embedded MongoDB, the host, username, and password are automatically generated. User-Managed: Server supports MongoDB versions 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, and 6.0 for user-managed instances. For user-managed MongoDB, specify the host, username, and password from your MongoDB instance. If you were previously using SQLite for Alteryx Scheduler, jobs have to be manually re-scheduled when switching to MongoDB. For more information, visit the MongoDB Schema Reference help page.
Ports	These are the default ports used by Server. You can customize Server ports if necessary. Public 80: AlteryxService, Non-SSL/TLS AlteryxServerHost (webserver), and AlteryxAuthHost (Authentication Service) 443: AlteryxServerHost (webserver) and AlteryxAuthHost (Authentication Service) with SSL/TLS 27018: Embedded MongoDB Loopback only 5562: AlteryxMetrics 8700-8799: Python for Insights

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