Platform and System Requirements

.NET Core and Framework

All components using .NET target either the .NET 8.0 runtime or .NET Framework 4.8. Depending on the component, it may require either the Desktop or ASP.NET runtime.

Each File Reporter OES package installer will install any necessary .NET Core runtime or .NET Framework. In cases where Internet access is not available, you must install the required .NET runtime as indicated below.

.NET Version	Components
.NET Framework 4.8	Report Generator (hosted with Engine service) Web Application
.NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime (64-bit)	Configuration Utilities Report Designer Report Viewer Data Analytics

NOTE: Updates to .NET Framework or .NET runtime may require a reboot of the operating system to complete.

Supported Platforms

Component	Supported Operating System	Notes
Engine / Web	Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019
Agent	Open Enterprise Server 24.4 Open Enterprise Server 23.4	Other servers such as Open Enterprise Server 2023 are supported via agent proxy.
Report Designer Data Analytics Client Report Viewer	Windows 11 Windows 10 (64-bit) Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019

Supported Browsers

Use the latest release of one of the following supported desktop browsers:

Chrome
Firefox
Microsoft Edge (new version)

NOTE: Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Legacy are not supported.

Supported Databases

IMPORTANT: Unless you are upgrading File Reporter OES from a previous instance that uses Microsoft SQL Server, we strongly recommend using PostgreSQL for new installs.

Use of SQL Server will be deprecated in a future release.

The following database versions and editions are supported with this release:

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL 17
PostgreSQL 16
PostgreSQL 15

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server 2022
SQL Server 2019

The following SQL Server Editions are supported:

Standard
Enterprise

NOTE: SQL Server is supported on either Windows Server or Linux platforms where available.