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title: "Installation"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/guide/installation.html
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# Installation

This page lists the components necessary for running PageSeeder on a local server.

## Minimal requirements

At least the following components are necessary.

### Host server

This does not have to be a dedicated system, for development or low traffic sites—PageSeeder can be hosted on a workstation.

- Operating system\*:


  - Microsoft Windows 11.
  - A current Linux distribution (tested with Rocky 8 and 9). *Previously used on CentOS, Fedora and Amazon.*
- Java JDK 21
- 1 GHz Processor, 1.5gb RAM, 500mb Hard Disk Storage.
- Database: [MySQL](installation/mysql.md) 5.7 or higher or [PostgreSQL](installation/configuring_postgresql.md) v14 to v17.

\* *the operating system installation can be native or virtual, and deployment can be local or to cloud services.*

### Client

While PageSeeder uses no user tracking technology whatsoever, browser plugins for ad blocking have been known to cause strange results. For this reason, we recommend that the host site is whitelisted. Following are the desktop browsers known to work with PageSeeder.

- Edge
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari 4.0
- Opera 10

## License requirements

The default PageSeeder installation includes a [developer license](../reference/glossary/developer_license.md) which uses a product key of `dev`. This free, single-computer, server license provides unlimited [projects](../reference/glossary/project.md), [groups](../reference/glossary/group.md) and [members](../reference/glossary/member.md) from:

`http://localhost`

or

`http://[x].localhost`

You can apply online to get a [90 day evaluation license](https://license.pageseeder.com/public/issue.html) for another domain.

To [license](../reference/glossary/license.md) PageSeeder for a production environment, send an email to `general_info@allette.com.au`

All licenses are bound to a URL, for example, `ps.example.com`, so any request email must include the intended URL for the PageSeeder server.

## Support

The end of life (EOL) date for each PageSeeder version is shown below. There will be no security or bug fix maintenance releases after the EOL date, which is 12 months after the minor release or 6 months after the next minor release, whichever is later.

| PageSeeder version | Release date | EOL date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5.98 | Apr 2020 | Feb 2022 |
| 5.99 | Aug 2021 | Jul 2023 |
| 6.00 | Jan 2023 | Dec 2024 |
| 6.10 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2025 |
| 6.20 | Jul 2025 | January 2027 |
| 6.30 | August 2026 | August 2027\* |

\* This will be extended until 6 months after the next minor release.

## Additional useful links

- [New installation](installation/new_installation.md)
- [Upgrading](installation/upgrading.md)
- [Configuring a proxy](installation/configuring_a_proxy.md)
- [Configuring SSL](installation/configuring_ssl.md)
- [Moving installations](installation/migrating.md)
- [Release Notes](installation/release_notes.md)