System Requirements

Windows System:

• .NET 8 (will be installed if necessary)

• Hardware: We strongly recommend running server applications on adequate hardware (multi-core processor, at least 8 GB RAM and SSD storage).

• Operating system: We recommend Microsoft Windows Server operating systems. For test purposes also client operating systems (64 bit) can be used.

  The following Windows versions are supported:

  • Windows Server 2016 x64
  • Windows Server 2019 x64
  • Windows Server 2022 x64
  • Windows Server 2025 x64
  • Windows 10 x64
  • Windows 10 IoT x64
  • Windows 11 x64

note

A web browser is required to display the OPC Router 5 Management. Supported web browsers are:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge

In the versions currently available at the time of the OPC Router 5 release. (At least version 100)

note

Please check your local firewall if a connection to the OPC Router 5 Management is possible. By default the OPC Router Management is installed on port 5000 (http://localhost:5000). If this port is already in use, the next free port is used. (e.g. 5001)

warning

Attention: Productive operation with client operating systems: Due to technical limitations, inray explicitly recommends operation with server operating systems.

note

Please note: Client operating systems, such as Windows 10, may experience unwanted behavior, unplanned reboots, and incomplete records due to unforeseen forced upgrades. Other technical limitations, such as the limited number of incoming TCP / IP connections, especially in large projects, lead to downtime of connections. Please inform yourself before installation, if an operation of the OPC Router on a client operating system meets their requirements and is compatible with the license right of Microsoft.

warning

Attention: When using a virus scanner, we highly recommand to define an exception for the OPC Router directory in the virus scanner settings. Virus scanners can impair the performance of the system and may incorrectly categorise the files of the OPC Router as threatening. Such false alarms can be triggered by updates to the virus defintions and, in the worst case, lead to an unexpected production shutdown.
By setting an exception for the OPC Router directory, you minimise the risk of performance losses and prevent false positive detections that could disrupt operations.

Docker Systems:

• SingleCore 600MHz 64 Bit CPU, the architecture requirements may differ depending on the image:
  • Runtime Image (with integrated MongoDB)
    • x86_64 Processors with AVX instruction set.
    • ARM64 Processors from ARMb8.2-A
  • Service Image (without integrated MongoDB)
    • x86_64 processors with AVX instruction set
    • ARM/ARM64 processors from ARMv7 onwards
• 512 MB Ram
• 3 GB free disk space

tip

The OPC Router uses an internal database to display data transfers in real time and historically.

For optimal performance, the OPC Router should be run on a system with a multi-core CPU and at least 4 GB RAM.