System Requirements

Please verify that you meet all the requirements listed below before attempting to install or upgrade Axosoft.

SQL Server requirements

• SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, or 2019 or SQL Express 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 or 2019 (download free here)

Web Server requirements

• Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
• IIS 8, or 10
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 (use .NET 4.0 and Integrated Pipeline mode for the Application Pool)

Required IIS roles

Here's a list of the required IIS roles for the Axosoft Web Server.

• Web Server (IIS)
  • Web Server
    • Common HTTP Features
      • Default Document
      • Directory Browsing
      • HTTP Errors
      • Static Content
      • HTTP Redirection
    • Health and Diagnostics (all)
    • Performance (all)
    • Security
      • Request Filtering
      • Basic Authentication
      • Digest Authentication
      • IP and Domain Restrictions
      • URL Authorization
      • Windows Authentication
    • Application Development
      • .NET Extensibility 4.5
      • ASP
      • ASP.NET 4.5
      • ISAPI Extensions
      • ISAPI Filters
      • Server Side Includes

If any of these roles are missing, you can install them from the server manager, and then you may need to reregister .NET with IIS by running the following in a cmd prompt:

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

For 32-bit servers, use the following:

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Users' web browser requirements

Recommended

• Google Chrome (latest public release)
• Mozilla Firefox (latest public release)
• Apple Safari (latest public release)

Adequate:

• Google Chrome 49+
• Mozilla Firefox 51+
• Apple Safari 9+
• Internet Explorer 11+
• Edge 25+