Journyx Hardware Recommendations

Journyx offers the following configurations, which should be considered as suggestive of the type of hardware that could be used for Journyx installations. The specific hardware configurations below are not necessarily tested or endorsed by Journyx, Inc. but are broad guidelines for planning.

It should be noted that individual requirements with regards to performance and scalability must be validated by qualification testing and tuning which model the expected production usage. Large variations from recommended hardware may be necessary depending upon factors such as burst loading, load types (e.g. proportions and timing of reporting, time entry, import/export synchronization) and user behavior.

Journyx recommends that installations for 150 users or more use two machines, one for the database server and one for the application server so both machines should be considered in capacity planning.

Single machine installations, generally considered acceptable for installations with 50 users or less are not covered specifically, but acceptable performance with configurations specified for Less than 150 Users is a reasonable starting point.

Supported Windows Operating Systems and Database Platforms

  • Recommended Operating System: Windows Server 2012 or 2016.
  • Windows 10 Professional is also supported for smaller installations.
  • Web Server Software: Internet Information Service (IIS) or Lighttpd (included).
  • Machine Architecture: 64 bit.
  • Database Platforms:
    • SQL Server 2012 or higher.
    • Oracle 11g or higher.
    • PostgreSQL version 9.6 or higher.

Supported Unix/POSIX Operating Systems and Database Platforms

  • Recommended Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 6/7
  • Other supported operating systems are: Ubuntu Linux and others.
  • Web Server Software: Lighttpd (included) or external Apache with FastCGI plugin.
  • Machine Architecture: Intel 64 bit
  • Database Platforms:
    • Oracle 11g or higher.
    • PostgreSQL version 9.6 or higher.
  • Journyx installer options for Linux:
    • 64 bit Linux glibc 2.12 (x86-64)
    • 64 bit Linux glibc 2.17 (x86-64)

Web and Application Servers

  • Operating System: Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2016
    • Web Server Software: Internet Information Service (IIS) or Lighttpd
    • Machine Architecture: Intel 64 bit
  • Operating System: Linux
    • Web Server Software: Apache + FastCGI or Lighttpd
    • Machine Architecture: Intel 64 bit
Number of UsersCPUMemory (RAM)Disk Size Required for Application
Less than 150 users2.5 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest dual capable8 GB20 GB
150 to 500 users2.5 GHz or higher -Dual CPU or equivalent - suggest quad capable16 GB80 GB
500 to 1000 users2.5 GHz or higher -Quad CPU or equivalent with provision for upgrade16-Up GB80 GB
More than 1000 usersContact JournyxContact JournyxContact Journyx

Database Servers

  • Operating System: Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2016
    • Windows 10 Professional is also supported for smaller installations.
    • Machine Architecture: Intel 64 bit
    • Database Software: SQL Server 2012 or higher, or Oracle 11g or higher, or PostgreSQL 9.6 or higher.
  • Operating System: Linux
    • Machine Architecture: Intel 64 bit
    • Database Software: Oracle 11g or higher, or PostgreSQL 9.6 or higher
Number of UsersCPUMemory (RAM)Disk Size Required for ApplicationRecommended Database
Less than 150 users2.5 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest dual capable8 GB40 GBPostgreSQL
150 to 500 users2.5 GHz or higher -Dual CPU or equivalent - suggest quad capable16 GB80 GBPostgreSQL or Oracle 11g or higher
500 to 1000 users2.5 GHz or higher -Quad CPU or equivalent with provision for upgrade16-Up GB80-120 GBPostgreSQL or Oracle 11g or higher
More than 1000 usersContact JournyxContact JournyxContact JournyxContact Journyx

A Note On Network Connectivity

User interaction with the server is governed by normal networking methodology and is beyond the scope of this document, but requirements are similar to any web-based application where sufficient bandwidth is necessary to support the expected user load on the web server. Installations with expected high network usage for user connectivity may need multiple network connections and high-speed networks.

A minimum of a 100Base-T connection between the application and database servers for installations of 150 or more users is required. In congested networks a dedicated network connection between the database server and application servers is highly recommended.