> What sort of hardware is needed to run SPX? SPX can be run on an off-the-shelf computers or virtualized into cloud. Hardware requirements will differ between setups as the SPX Server process itself has very small requirements but a live production setup needs more performant hardware as it runs both graphics and video applications on the same device. SPX Server is developed as a cross-platform application and can run on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Debian: Ubuntu and others) and is also available as Docker containers for virtualized deployments such as Kubernetes. ## Server only SPX Server process runs in "the terminal" and as such does not have high system requirements, most importantly a fast disk IO is needed for maintaining state. This setup is usually used in virtualized environments when renderers are loaded on different devices in the network. | **Item** | **Minimum** | **Recommended** VMWare | | -------- | ------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | OS | Win11, MacOS, Linux | Linux Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS | | CPU | "anything goes" | 4 x Xeon Gold 6226R 2900MHz (cores: 2) | | RAM | 4Gb | 16Gb | | Storage | 2Gb, SSD | 40Gb, NVMe SSD | ### Typical live streaming setup In a typical live streaming setup the SPX Server runs on a regular computer or a laptop (PC or Mac) alongside a streaming software, like vMix or OBS. In this scenario, both the SPX Server and renderer are running on the same computer and a hardware accelerated graphics board is recommended for smooth graphics playout. | **Item** | **Minimum** | **Recommended** | | -------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | OS | Win11, MacOS | Win11, MacOS | | CPU | i7 / AMD Ryzen 5+ | i7 12 Gen+ / AMD Ryzen 7+ | | RAM | 16Gb | 32Gb | | Storage | 20Gb, SSD | 40Gb, NVMe SSD | | Graphics | nVidia RTX 2000 (or similar) | nVidia RTX 4000 (or similar) | ## Typical live production setup --- ## Read Next - [[Documentation/Products/SPX Production|SPX Production]] — Professional graphics for live events and streaming - [[Documentation/Products/Overview|Products Overview]] — Compare all SPX versions side by side - [[Documentation/Server/Integration/MOS|MOS Integration]] — NRCS integration details - [[FAQ/Cloud Deployment|Cloud Deployment]] — Deploy SPX in the cloud