ConcourseSuite Community Edition

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Server software and hardware requirements.

Software

Concourse Suite works on a number of platforms. This means that you can choose what works best for your organization.

Operating Systems
Linux
Mac OSX
Microsoft Windows
Sun Solaris

Database Servers
PostgreSQL	7.4 - 8.2.4
Microsoft SQL Server	2000-2005
Microsoft SQL Server Express
Daffodil DB
One$DB
Preliminary support in source version only
DB2 UDB Express Edition	8.2 - 9
FirebirdSQL	1.5 - 2
Oracle	10g
MySQL	5.0

PostgreSQL is the Centric CRM developer's reference database.

Application Server + Sun Java VM
Apache Tomcat 5.5 + Sun Java 6.0 JRE
Apache Tomcat 5.0 + Sun Java 1.4 J2SE
Apache Tomcat 4.0 + Sun Java 1.4 J2SE
Preliminary support in source version only
IBM WebSphere-CE 1.0 + Included IBM JDK
Apache Geronimo 1.0 + Sun Java 1.4 J2SE

Apache Tomcat is the Centric CRM developer's reference web application server.

When choosing a database consider cost, platform and ease of installation.

Cost: PostgreSQL, MS SQL Express and One$DB are free to use; MSQL and Daffodil DB have a fee.
Support: Each database appears to be well supported.
Platform: PostgreSQL runs on Linux, Mac OSX, Windows and Sun OS; MSQL runs on Windows only; Daffodil DB/One$DB run on any Java supported operating system.
Ease of Installation: PostgreSQL and MS SQL Express can be downloaded from the internet and must be installed separately; MS SQL Server must be purchased and installed separately; One$DB is included with Centric CRM and does not require installation; Daffodil DB must be purchased and is also included with Centric CRM Enterprise.

Server Integration
SMTP Server	Allows Centric CRM to send email
Fax Server	Allows Centric CRM to send faxes using HylaFAX
XMPP Server	Allows Centric CRM to send instant messages to users, Wildfire is recommended
Asterisk Server	Allows Centric CRM to integrate with incoming and outgoing calls using Asterisk
LDAP Server	Allows Centric CRM to validate user access

Libraries used by Centric CRM
Asterisk-Java	Apache Software License
Batik	Apache Software License
Bean Shell	Sun Public License
Bouncy Castle Crypto API	Bouncy Castle Open Source License
DaffodilDB/One$DB Embedded	LGPL
gnu.regexp	LGPL
HTMLArea	BSD style
HTTPMultiPartParser	iSavvix Public License
iText	LGPL
JFreeChart	LGPL
Jakarta Commons	Apache Software License
Jasper Reports	LGPL
JavaBeans Activation Framework	Sun License
Java Mail	Sun License
Jaybird FirebirdSQL JDBC	LGPL
Jcrontab	LGPL
jTDS	LGPL
Kafenio	LGPL
Log4J	Apache Software License
Lucene	Apache Software License
NekoHTML	Apache style
Oracle JDBC Driver	Oracle Technology Network Development and Distribution License
PDFBox	BSD
POI	Apache Software License
PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	BSD
Quartz	Apache 2.0 license
Smack and Smackx	Apache Software License
Team Elements Project Management	Centric Public License
TinyMCE	LGPL
TMExtractors	Apache style
Xerces	Apache Software License
Ximian Icons	LGPL
ypSlideOutMenus	Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license

Hardware

Dual processors or 2 cores (of any size) are recommended, as Centric CRM makes use of multi-threaded Java operations.

Concourse Suite is lightweight. Any server you can buy today is generally more than you’ll need. However, configure it based on the needs of your organization. If you will be supporting many simultaneous users, configure more and faster CPUs and more memory. If 100% uptime is required, a second spare server is recommended. If your organization plans to save lots of documents, increase the drive space. A single server can be used for the web server, database server, and mail server.

A sensible server for real use might be:
A single dual core processor
2GB RAM
Disk to suit the purpose. Internally, we use 4 x 250GB SATA 2 configured as 750GB of RAID 5.

This configuration is enough for all but the most serious application and will serve over 1000 users.