The on-premises version of our survey software works on traditional servers; virtual environments (such as VMware); and cloud instances, including Amazon Web Services, Rackspace Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
| Component | Minimum Requirements |
|---|---|
| Operating System | 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 2008 R2, 2012, and Windows 2016 |
| Web Server | Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0 or higher with AT LEAST 4 GB RAM* |
| Database | Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016. SQL Server Express Editions also supported** |
| Cloud Hosting | Amazon EC2, Amazon Elastic Beanstalk, Azure Virtual Machines, Rackspace Cloud Servers. Checkbox supports virtual machine environments on Microsoft Azure and Rackspace. Checkbox does NOT support Rackspace Application hosting tools. |
| Browser | Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher; Microsoft Edge, most recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari*** |
| Privileges | Administrator access to Web Server and Database Server required for installation. |
| Disk Space | 1GB for application installation and base database; Overall database size depends on the number of surveys, users, and responses. |
| ASP.NET | .NET 4.6.1 |
***Larger scale deployments, such as those with large respondent pools or many administrative users, will likely require more RAM.
***For optimal performance, the database server software should not be hosted on the same physical machine as the web server.
***For Chrome and Firefox, the most recent ESR releases are also supported.