Planning Your Deployment

Before you install ConnectReport Server, be sure to review the following items.

System Requirements

Check whether the target system meets the minimum requirements. We do not recommend running ConnectReport in a production environment with the minimum system requirements - for production deployments we have a minimum recommendation.

	Minimum	Recommendation
Operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Processors	Multi-core x64 compatible processors with at least 2 cores per deployment, 2.4 GHz or higher	Multi-core x64 compatible processors with at least 8 cores per deployment, 2.93 GHz or higher
Memory	8 GB minimum	32 GB minimum
Disk space	1GB required for installation
Storage	Sufficient storage is required for the volume of reports and content used in a deployment.	Sufficient storage is required for the volume of reports and content used in a deployment.
Internet protocol	IPv4
Supported browsers	Microsoft Edge 88 or higher for Mac OS or Windows 10 Google Chrome 63 or higher
Minimum screen resolution	1024x768

Service Account

If you plan to run ConnectReport using a service account (optional), you may follow the steps below to create one:

On the target system, open Computer Management.
From the sidebar, navigate to Local Users and Groups
Open the Users folder
Right-click and choose New user...
Enter a username and password for the ConnectReport service account
Uncheck User must change password at next login
Check Password never expires
Click Create
Double click on the newly created user
Open Local Security Policy
Open the Local Policies folder
Open the User Rights Assignment folder
Locate and open the Log on as service entry
Click Add User or Group
Enter the name of the ConnectReport service account that you created
Open Command Prompt
Run the command gpupdate