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title: "System requirements"
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# System requirements

This section describes the system requirements for a Sitecore XC 10.2 hosting environment.

The Sitecore Experience Commerce compatibility matrix is available in this [Sitecore Knowledge Base article](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/804595)

- [Hardware requirements](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/system-requirements.html#UUID-02c94dc1-d3ad-9392-107f-ff2842d97783_section-5c62fa0409f05-idm44792371914720 "Hardware requirements")
- [Hosting environment requirements](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/sitecore-experience-commerce/system-requirements.html#UUID-02c94dc1-d3ad-9392-107f-ff2842d97783_section-5c61ee228b50b-idm45266696205312 "Hosting environment requirements")

> [!note]
> You need a Braintree sandbox account to enable web payment functionality through the Commerce Engine. Follow the instructions on the [Braintree website](https://www.braintreepayments.com/ca/sandbox) to set up an account, and note the MerchantID, Public Key and Private Key information. You need to specify the values for those parameters in the Sitecore XC deployment script.

## Hardware requirements

The minimum hardware configuration requirements for running a single Sitecore XC installation are:

- 4 core processor
- 16 GB of RAM

> [!note]
> These are recommended hardware requirements for running the software on a single computer. For more information about running Sitecore XC on different kinds of hardware, consult your Sitecore partner or technical sales representative.

## Hosting environment requirements

The following table lists the software requirements for Sitecore XC 10.2 hosting environment.

> [!important]
> Address all system requirements before you proceed with the Sitecore XC deployment or upgrade.

| *Operating system* | <ul><li>Windows Server 2016</li><li>Windows Server 2019</li><li>Windows 10 Professional (64-bit)</li></ul> |
| --- | --- |
| *.NET Framework* | The latest available version of the ASP.NET Core Runtime 3.1. Hosting Bundle |
| *Database* | <ul><li>Microsoft SQL Server 2019</li><li>Microsoft SQL Server 2017</li><li>Microsoft Azure SQL</li><li>Redis data store</li></ul> |
| *Web server* | <ul><li>IIS 10.0</li><li>Microsoft Web Deploy 3.6</li><li>URL Rewriter</li></ul> |
| *Development* | <ul><li>Visual Studio 2019</li><li>The latest available version of [.NET Core SDK 3.1](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1)</li><li>MSBuild Microsoft Visual Studio Web targets (available from [Nuget](https://www.nuget.org/packages/MSBuild.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.targets/))</li><li>OData Connected Service (available from [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=laylaliu.ODataConnectedService))</li><li>[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) (for BizTools customization)</li></ul> |
| *Deployment* | PowerShell 5.1 or later |
| *Search indexing* | <ul><li>Solr 8.8.2</li><li>SolrCloud</li></ul> |
| *Sitecore software* | <ul><li>Sitecore Experience Platform 10.2 (available on [dev.sitecore.net](https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Platform/102/Sitecore_Experience_Platform_102.aspx))</li><li>Sitecore Experience Accelerator (SXA) 10.2 (available on [dev.sitecore.net](https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator/10x/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator_1020.aspx))</li><li>Sitecore PowerShell Extensions 6.3 for Sitecore 10.2 (available with SXA downloads on [dev.sitecore.net](https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator/10x/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator_1020.aspx))</li><li>Sitecore Identity 6.0.0</li></ul> |