Enterprise Edition
System requirements for self-hosted scanning machines
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Last updated: June 6, 2024
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Read time: 2 Minutes
This page specifies the system requirements for self-hosted scanning machines, using a Cloud instance of Burp Suite Enterprise Edition.
The system requirements depend on several factors:
- The number of concurrent scans you want to run.
- The size and complexity of the applications you want to scan.
- The number of issues expected.
- The number of active Burp Suite Enterprise Edition users in your organization.
In most use cases, the system requirements on this page support satisfactory performance. However, you may need to use infrastructure with a higher specification to meet your particular needs.
Note
These instructions only apply to Cloud instances of Burp Suite Enterprise Edition. If you're looking for system requirements for a self-hosted instance of Burp Suite Enterprise Edition, see Burp Suite Enterprise Edition system requirements.
If you need help with the system requirements, please email our support team.
General requirements
Make sure you meet the following conditions:
- The application is self-hosted in your own environment.
- All the components are installed on machines with 64-bit architecture.
- We recommend that you use dedicated server-class machines.
Supported operating systems
The following operating systems are supported:
- Windows: 10, 11. Server 2016, 2019, 2022.
- Linux: Most 64-bit distributions except CentOS/RHEL v7.x. We recommend the latest Ubuntu LTS release.
Note
For Linux, you may need to install packages to allow Burp's Chromium browser to run. The packages depend on the Linux distribution and operating system image you use.
For more information, please refer to our browser-powered scanning documentation or email our support team.
Minimum specification
These are the minimum specifications required for your scanning machines. They are suitable for smaller, more static scan targets with simple website interactions:
|
Concurrent scans |
CPU cores |
Ram (GB) |
Free disk space (GB) |
Swap space (Linux only) |
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
30 |
6 |
|
2 |
4 |
8 |
50 |
10 |
|
3 |
6 |
12 |
70 |
14 |
|
4 |
8 |
16 |
90 |
18 |
|
5 |
10 |
20 |
110 |
22 |
|
10 |
20 |
40 |
210 |
42 |
Recommended specification
For larger, more dynamic scan targets with complex website interactions, we recommend the following specifications:
|
Concurrent scans |
CPU cores |
Ram (GB) |
Free disk space (GB) |
Swap space (Linux only) |
|
1 |
4 |
8 |
30 |
10 |
|
2 |
8 |
16 |
50 |
18 |
|
3 |
12 |
24 |
70 |
26 |
|
4 |
16 |
32 |
90 |
34 |
|
5 |
20 |
40 |
110 |
42 |
|
10 |
40 |
80 |
210 |
82 |