Bridge System Requirements

Qntrl Bridge is a secure and efficient agent that facilitates secure data transfer between on-premise systems and the Qntrl cloud. To ensure optimal performance and stability, it’s essential to install Qntrl Bridge on systems that meet the minimum system requirements.

Supported Operating Systems

Qntrl Bridge is compatible with both Windows and Linux platforms, including virtual machines and 64-bit systems.

WINDOWS	LINUX
Windows 8 Windows Server 2022 Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows 11	Ubuntu 18 and above CentOS 7 and above Linux Red Hat 6 and above

Qntrl Bridge may be installable on other OS versions, but full compatibility and performance are not guaranteed.

System requirements 

Qntrl Bridge requires a minimum CPU configuration of a quad-core processor running at a speed of 2+ GHz. 

 

Component	Minimum	Recommended
Processor	4 cores	16 cores
Processor Speed	2 GHz	3 GHz or above
RAM	2 GB	16 GB
Storage	2 GB**	5 GB**

**Storage refers to the amount required for Bridge installation and operation logs.

Service User Requirements 

1. ​Administrator accounts cannot be used as a service user due to security restrictions.
   
2. A local non-administrator account must be created manually or during the installation process. This account will be used to run the Bridge service.
   
3. For Windows, a password is required for non-root user.​

Java  Requirements

Qntrl Bridge is bundled with Java version 11.0.17 by default. It is set to run with the bundled Java, requiring no additional configuration. 

• Default JVM memory: 512 MB
• Memory size can be adjusted as needed within the wrapper-bridge.conf file.
  

Java Service Wrapper 

Qntrl Bridge leverages the Tanuki Java Service Wrapper (3.5.54) to ensure smooth process launching, monitoring, and deployment.

 

Internet Connectivity 

A stable internet connection is necessary for Qntrl Bridge operation.

• Minimum Speed: 50 Mbps
• Recommended Speed: 100 Mbps
  

IP  Whitelisting

To enable successful communication between the Qntrl cloud and the Bridge instance via HTTPS and WebSocket, the IP ranges must be whitelisted based on your region. Refer to the Allowed IP Addresses help page for details.

Performance Considerations 

Performance requirements for Qntrl Bridge may vary based on:

• Size and complexity of your internal infrastructure
• Specific operations or functions handled by Qntrl Bridge
• Number of Bridge installations on a single host
• Number of threads per Bridge instance
• The types and quantity of other applications running on the host machine

Monitor your Bridge instance resource usage regularly and scale as required to maintain optimal performance.

 

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