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System requirements

Server-side Requirements

Windows XP, 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, Windows Vista Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate or Windows 7 (both 32bit and 64bit)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or higher
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) or Visual Studio/Visual Web Developer 2008/2010 built-in web server
Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2 (including free SQL Server Express Edition)

Hosting Requirements

ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 (or higher) and Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 support
Medium-trust or full-trust permissions for the ASP.NET application
If the server uses medium trust, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 must be installed on the server.
It's recommended that your hosting plan comes with 250 MB or more memory and 100+ MB database

You can use your favorite hosting provider or choose from our hosting partners.

Windows Azure

Kentico CMS fully supports the Microsoft Windows Azure platform, including SQL Azure, Azure Storage and other services.

Windows Azure SDK 1.5 is required.

Development Tools

If you want to create custom web parts or integrate custom code, you need Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 or Visual Web Developer 2005/2008/2010 Express Edition

Supported Client Browsers for Content Editors

IE 7.0, IE 8.0, IE 9.0
Firefox 3.5+
Chrome (12+)
Safari 4.0+ or Firefox 3.5+ on Mac OS

Supported Client Browsers for Site Visitors

IE 6.0, IE 7.0, IE 8.0, IE 9.0
Firefox 1.0.5+
Chrome (12+)
Mozilla 1.7.1+
Netscape 7.1+
Opera 7.52+
Safari or Firefox on Mac OS
Mobile browsers, such as Safari on iPhone, are supported as well, but some features may be limited by browser capabilities.