Compound Registration System Requirements

Software requirements, server side

• OS: OS-independent, tested on Linux, Windows 10 Professional and Windows Server 2012 R2

• Java: Since version 21.20.0 only Java 11 is supported. In earlier versions Java 1.8 and Java 11 are supported. (Please use the latest security patches)

  {primary} If you want to use encryption to encrypt the DB password, we recommend using JRE 1.8.0_161 and newer, or if you are using older versions you have to install the JCE Unlimited Strength extension from here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce8-download-2133166.html (the downloaded zip contains the readme and the installation instructions).

• Apache Tomcat 8.5

  {info} Make sure that you follow the installation steps carefully:

  https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.5-doc/appdev/installation.html

• MySQL 5.7 or Oracle 19c, 21c, XE Database

  {info} Follow the install guide for setting up the selected DBMS.

  Oracle: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/

  MySQL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-installation-excerpt/5.7/en/

• Configured SMTP mail server for e-mail feedback on registration

• JChem Oracle Cartridge is not needed

Software requirements, client side

Web browser: a recent version of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari.

Information about older versions:

• Java: JRE 1.6 - 1.8 for MarvinSketch applet (support until version 21.20.0) in all browsers, and for file uploads in Internet Explorer 11

• Web browser: Internet Explorer 11 support until version 21.18.0

• ChemDraw 14 (support until version 21.18.0) or above up to 18.x has to be installed with the ActiveX Browser component, when intending to use ChemDraw as a structure editor

Hardware requirements, server side

• Depends mainly on the database size

• At least 2-4 cores are recommended

• 4-8 GB RAM or more, at least 3 GB should be provided explicitly for the Tomcat JVM.

• Cca 500 MB disk space for the application, additional 1 GB during deployment for temporary files; data storage disk space requirements highly depend on the number of structures, approximately 5 GB / 1 M structures

Hardware requirements, client side

• Standard office hardware that can run a modern browser with JavaScript support with a decent performance

• At least 4 GB RAM suggested if large (> 10000 structures) SD files are processed during bulk upload

• Recommended minimum display resolution 1366x768