Matrix Recommended Server Specification

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Server Specs	Recommended	Additional Notes
RAM	16GB RAM	Max memory for SQL Express database engine is 1GB
Drive Space	500GB or larger High Performance RAID Configuration	Max disk space for a single SQL Express database is 10GB
Operating System	Windows Server 2025
SQL Version	SQL Server Express 2025
Processor	Intel or comparable 2.0GHz or faster processor, multi core

 

Size of Business: 10+ Users

Specification should be expanded on a case by case basis and adapted to suit database size, number of connections etc.

Server	Recommended	Additional
SQL Version	SQL Server Standard 2025	Server + CAL license model for users (1 CAL per connecting user)

Operating System Support

Please see the operating system support table below for Gang-Nail and Matrix server software.

Server OS	Supported Until	Comments
Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019	Not Supported
Server 2022	October 2026
Server 2025	October 2029

Microsoft SQL Server Support

Please see the Microsoft SQL Server Express version support table below for Matrix software.

Matrix supports Standard/Enterprise and Express versions of Microsoft SQL Server.

Microsoft SQL Server Version	Supported Until	Comments
2005 - 9.0 2008 - 10.0 2008 R2 - 10.5 2012 - 11.0 2014 - 12.0 2016 - 13.0 2017 - 14.0 2019 - 15.0	Not Supported
2022 - 16.0	January 2028	Extended until January 2033
2025 - 17.0	January 2031	Extended until January 2036

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