3.1.2. Server Requirements

Primary Strawberry Production Server

The primary Strawberry production server is hosting the Strawberry services & the database. Additionally, it can perform 24/7 proxy encoding. Strawberry services can either run on physical hardware or inside a Virtual Machine.

• 48 GB RAM
• 16+ physical CPU cores / 2.4 GHz or faster (Intel or AMD)
• 2× 500GB SSD (mirrored)
• A dedicated connection to the storage and a dedicated network connection to the client network (10gbit Ethernet or comparable)
• RHEL 7 or Centos 7, 64bit
• Support for RHEL 6 and Centos 6 has ended in November 2020 as both products have reached their End Of Lifetime (EOL).

Proxy Encoding Node

A proxy encoding node is a dedicated server for 24/7 proxy file creation. A proxy encoding node can either run on physical hardware or inside a Virtual Machine. The Strawberry core server can control and load balance multiple proxy encoding nodes simultaneously.

• 24 GB RAM
• 16+ physical CPU cores / 2.4 GHz or faster (Intel or AMD)
• 2× 500GB SSD (mirrored)
• A fast connection between the proxy encoding node and the store storage (10Gbit Ethernet or comparable)
• An adequate connection between the View encoder node and the Strawberry server for metadata traffic (1Gbit Ethernet)
• RHEL 7 or Centos 7, 64bit
• Support for RHEL 6 and Centos 6 has ended in November 2020 as both products have reached their End Of Lifetime (EOL).

High Availability Server

• The High Availability (HA) server must have the exact same hardware and software properties as the primary Strawberry production server