Minimum recommended system requirements for LEAPWORK

All three components of the LEAPWORK Automation Platform can be installed on the following versions of Windows:

• Window 7 (Service Pack 1), Windows 8.0 + 8.1, Windows 10
• Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016

The OSX version of the LEAPWORK Agent can be installed on OSX 10.8 or newer.

Typically, Studio and the Agents are installed on the desktop versions, and the Controller is installed on a Windows server. 

Studio

The studio should be installed on the user’s work station. The studio is comparable to a normal Office installation, so in most cases, no special configuration or attention is needed.

The recommended hardware configuration for Studio is:

• Min 8 GB RAM (16 GB is recommended)
• Intel i5 CPU as a minimum
• SSD based internal storage
• A wired internet connection

Controller

The Controller is the central hub in the LEAPWORK system and needs to be configured to accommodate the workload. The workload depends on various factors which can all influence how the Controller machine should be configured. These include:

• Number of automation flows
• Complexity and duration of automation flows
• Frequency of execution of automation flows

The recommendation is to start out with a standard server configuration, monitor the Controller machine on memory usage, I/O activity, CPU usage, etc., and then down- or upgrade the machine. A standard server configuration could be:

• 16 GB RAM
• 4-6 cores
• Flexible and fast disc system (SSD, SAN, or similar)

The Controller can run on both physical and virtual servers.

Agent

The Agent is used for executing automation flows which can make the configuration of the machine move in two directions:

• Simulating applications for an end-user: 
  In this case, the machine should be as similar as possible to the machines the end-users will be using. This will increase the reliability of the automation flows. However, we do recommend that the CPU has at least two cores. The recommended hardware configuration, in this case, would be: 
  • Min 8 GB RAM (16 GB is recommended)
  • Intel i5 CPU in a physical machine, in case of virtual machine CPU, should be at least two cores 
  • SSD based internal storage
• Running automation flows in parallel:
  In the case of executing web automation flows, it is possible to set up an Environment that points to a Selenium Grid. Selenium Grid allows multiple browsers to run web automation flows in parallel on the same machine. The more powerful the machine, the more browsers can run in parallel. A recommended configuration in this case (assuming 4 parallel browser executions): 
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 4-6 cores
  • Flexible and fast disc system (SSD, SAN, or similar)

For any clarification, please contact our Priority Support.