{"id":104,"date":"2024-09-04T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/04\/magento-2-system-requirements\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:37:49","slug":"magento-2-system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-2-system-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Magento 2.x System Requirements \u2014 The Ideal Server Configuration [2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Magento 2 was released, it introduced a user-friendly interface, flexibility, advanced functionalities, and enhanced security for E-commerce websites. Magento 2 versions have all you need to grow your business even faster and control the store in a better way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To avail of all the benefits, install the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-2-4-8\/\">latest Magento 2.4.8<\/a>&nbsp;right away and grow your business! Here\u2019s the first step towards installing Magento 2 and the minimum system requirements for installing Magento 2 to move from the older Magento versions! Magento 2 System Requirements include required OS, memory requirements, supported browsers, additional tools to install, and other required settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-system-requirements\">Magento 2 System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Magento 2.4.<\/strong>8<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Composer<\/td><td>2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elasticsearch<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OpenSearch<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MariaDB<\/td><td>11.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PHP<\/td><td>8.4, 8.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RabbitMQ<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Redis<\/td><td>Valkey 8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"operating-systems-requirements-linux-x86-64-\">Operating Systems Requirements (Linux x86-64)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linux distributions, such as RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, and similar. Magento is not supported on Microsoft Windows and macOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ram-requirement\">RAM Requirement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One will need up to 2GB RAM to update Magento. Create a swap file if you use a system with less than 2 GB of RAM to avoid failure in the update process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-composer-requirements\">Magento 2 Composer Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need the latest stable version of composer for Magento 2!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-web-service-requirements\">Magento 2 Web Service Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apache 2.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nginx 1.18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Magento Version<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Database Requirement<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Magento 2.4.x<\/td><td>MySQL 8.0<br>MariaDB 10.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magento 2.3.x<\/td><td>MySQL 5.6, 5.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magento 2.2.x<\/td><td>MySQL 5.6, 5.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magento 2.1.x<\/td><td>MySQL 5.6<br>(For Magento 2.1.2 and higher, use MySQL 5.7)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magento 2.0.x<\/td><td>MySQL 5.6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other databases compatible with Magento:<\/strong>&nbsp;MySQL NDB Cluster 7.4.*, Percona 5.7, MariaDB 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 and other binary-compatible MySQL technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended Reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/magento-2-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magento 2 Demo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/magento-hosting-providers\/\">6 Best Magento Hosting Providers<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-php-requirements\">Magento 2 PHP Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8.1.x (For Magento 2.4.x)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7.4.x, 7.3.x (For Magento 2.3.x)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>~7.2.x<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"required-php-extensions\">Required PHP extensions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ext-bcmath<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-ctype<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-curl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-dom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-fileinfo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-filter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-gd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-hash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-iconv<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-intl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-json<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-libxml<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-mbstring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-openssl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-pcre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-pdo_mysql<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-simplexml<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-soap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-sockets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-sodium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-tokenizer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-xmlwriter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-xsl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-zip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ext-zlib<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lib-libxml<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"php-opcache\">PHP OPcache<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enable PHP OPcache for performance reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"php-settings\">PHP Settings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important PHP settings such as memory_limit must be configured to avoid common problems while using Magento 2.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"elasticsearch\">Elasticsearch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is mandatory to use Elasticsearch in Magento 2.4.x for search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magento no longer supports Elasticsearch 2.x, 5.x, and 6.x. Elasticsearch 7.17.x. is the recommended version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-ssl-requirements\">Magento 2 SSL Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Security certificate for HTTPS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-signed SSL certificates are not supported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport Layer Security (TLS) requirement \u2013 PayPal and&nbsp;<code>repo.magento.com<\/code>&nbsp;both require TLS 1.2 or later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"required-system-dependencies\">Required system dependencies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>bash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gzip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lsof<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mysql<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mysqldump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>nice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>php<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-mail-server\">Magento 2 Mail Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SMTP server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"technologies-magento-can-use\">Technologies Magento can use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Redis version 6.2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Varnish version 7.1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RabbitMQ 3.9.x<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elasticsearch 7.17 (Magento 2.4.5 and lesser)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elastic Search .84<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"magento-2-browsers-support\">Magento 2 Browsers Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft Edge (latest and previous major version)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firefox (latest and previous major version; any operating system)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chrome (latest and previous major version; any operating system)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safari (latest and previous major version; macOS only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safari Mobile for iPad 2, iPad Mini, iPad with Retina Display (iOS 12 or later), for desktop storefront<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safari Mobile for iPhone 6 or later; iOS 12 or later, for mobile storefront<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chrome for mobile (latest and previous major version [Android 4 or later] for mobile storefront)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/install-magento-2-on-ubuntu\/\">Install Magento 2 on Ubuntu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fulfil the above&nbsp;<em><strong>Magento 2 System Requirements<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;and make your E-commerce store a better platform by upgrading to Magento 2!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/magento-upgrade-service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upgrade to Magento 2<\/a>\u00a0and enjoy all the new features that it has to offer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you got everything you were looking for to move to Magento 2. It is highly recommended that you use the latest Magento 2 version for your E-commerce store as it is beneficial for business as well as provides enhanced security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would be pleased to solve any further doubts or help you at any time. Give me a holler whenever you are stuck with a query. And yes, rate the article with 5 stars if you find it useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Magento 2 was released, it introduced a user-friendly interface, flexibility, advanced functionalities, and enhanced security for E-commerce websites. 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