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System requirements for Flash Communication Server

The following table shows a high-level view of which systems are supported and what's required to develop, run, and administer Flash Communication Server applications:

	Macintosh	Windows	UNIX
Author applications	Flash MX for Macintosh	Flash MX for Windows	--
Administer the server	Flash Player	Flash Player	Flash Player for Linux
Install and run the server	--	Flash Communication Server for Windows (NT, 2000, XP)	Flash Communication Server for Linux

You can set up your software in one of a few configurations:

	You can install the Flash Communication Server software on the same computer that is running Flash MX. You can do this only if you are running the server on a Microsoft Windows computer.
	You can install the Flash Communication Server software on one computer and use another computer for Flash MX. An example of this configuration is to run the server on a UNIX system and author applications on a Macintosh computer.

 
System requirements for developing applications

You can author Flash Communication Server applications on a computer running either the Windows operating system or the Mac OS. You can author and run the server on a Windows computer. The requirements for Windows computers (authoring or running the server or both) and Macintosh computers are as follows:

For Windows: Macromedia Flash MX; an Intel Pentium 200 MHz or equivalent processor running Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP6 or later (Windows 98 and Windows ME are supported for application authoring, but not deployment); 64 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended); 50 MB of available disk space; a 16-bit color monitor capable of 1024 x 768 resolution; and a CD-ROM drive

For the Macintosh (application authoring only): Macromedia Flash MX; a Power Macintosh running Mac OS 9.1 (or later) or Mac OS X version 10.1 (or later); 64 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended); 10 MB of available disk space; a 16-bit color monitor capable of 1024 x 768 resolution; and a CD-ROM drive

 
System requirements for production computers

Flash Communication Server can be deployed on the following systems:

	Windows 2000 Server or Windows NT 4.0 Server (SP6 or later), running on a Pentium III 500 MHz processor or greater (dual Pentium 4 or better recommended)
	Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 running on a Pentium III 500 MHz processor or greater (dual Pentium 4 or better recommended)

Your deployment system for Flash Communication Server applications also requires a minimum of 256 MB of available RAM (512 MB recommended), 50 MB of available disk space, and a CD-ROM drive for installation. Depending on your applications, your requirements might be greater than outlined here.

If you install Flash Communication Server on a UNIX computer, you need Flash MX and the Flash Player installed on a separate Windows or Macintosh computer to develop your Flash applications. You'll also want to install Flash Player for Linux and the Mozilla web browser on the server computer to run the sample applications and administration and help tools provided with Flash Communication Server. You can download the Flash Player from the Macromedia website.