System Requirements

Updated: 2026-07-16 11:07:50

System Recourses

CoCoS is developed for a minimal use of hardware for lean appilcations. 

Most used system recources.

CPU 4 cores
Memory 8 GB
Harddisk 80 GB
OS Debian 12

Lean application system requirements

CPU 2 cores
Memory 4 GB
Harddisk 40 GB
OS Debian 12

Protocols used during installation

Protocol Port
HTTP 80
HTTPS 443
SSH 22

Minimal diskspace requirements

Folder Minimal Adviced Free Space
/tmp 5GB used for installation and caching
/usr/local/ 25GB used for cocos, data and backups
/etc 1GB
/var/log 10GB (logging)
/var/lib 10GB (database)
/var/www 1GB
swap partition / file depending on memory 4GB or 8GB.
Total free diskspace reqauired 52GB


Support Operatingsystems

CoCoS setup and virtual machine templates are normally tested for Debian 12 and the latest Ubuntu LTS version. De virtual machine templates are Debian 12 by default. 

OS CoCoS version Extra information End of support
Debian 13 v5.2 and higher Debian is and LTS linux distribution. Debian 13 is supported from CoCoS Version 5.2 and up.
Debian 12 (preferred) v5.0 and higher Debian is and LTS linux distribution. Debian is supported from CoCoS Version 5 and up. For more information on the Debian Lifecycle please visit https://wiki.debian.org/LTS and Debian -- Releases van Debian june 2028
Ubuntu 24.04LTS v5 and higher For more information on the Ubuntu Lifecycle visis Ubuntu release cycle | Ubuntu april 2029
Ubuntu 22.04LTS v5 and higher For more information on the Ubuntu Lifecycle visis Ubuntu release cycle | Ubuntu april 2029
Ubuntu 20.04LTS v4 For more information on the Ubuntu Lifecycle visis Ubuntu release cycle | Ubuntu april 2029

Custom installations

CoCoS can be installed on other Linux distributions if required. Custom installations are only supported if exectuted by CoCoS developers or CoCoS certified experts. 

Software Requirements

Debian 12 minimal installation for normal install cycle.