# Recommended hardware configuration
This section describes the recommended hardware configurations for using Qlik Replicate. For information on the software requirements for using Qlik Replicate, see [Installing Qlik Replicate](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Installation/Install_Replicate.htm#ar_installation_558397570_1700422).
The following table describes the recommended hardware configuration for installing Qlik Replicate on Windows and Linux operating systems. Note that the recommendations apply to mid-scale systems (i.e. hundreds of tasks) rather than large-scale systems (i.e. thousands of tasks).
Recommended hardware configurations
| | Basic System | Large System | Extra-Large System | Notes: |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Processor | Quad core | Quad core base
Dual-core per task | 8-core base
Quad core per task | Additional cores are useful in any of the following situations:
- Many tasks running in parallel
- Full-load performance priority
- Multiple full-load processes running in parallel
|
| Memory | 8 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | More memory is useful in any of the following situations:
- Many tasks running in parallel
- Long-running transactions on the source endpoint (for example, monthly batch processing)
- Many active users on the source system
|
| Disk requirements (SSD is recommended for optimal performance) | 320 GB | 500 GB
RAID | 500 GB
RAID | A faster disk is useful in any of the following situations:
- Using a file-based target.
- Long-running source transactions that may not fit into memory
- Using tasks that are set up to continue processing during target outage
A larger disk is required in any of the following situations:
- Using tasks that are set up to continue processing during target outage
- Very large source transactions that do not fit into memory
RAID is recommended for system recovery in case of disk failure for all configurations. |
| Network | 1 Gbps | 10 Gbps | Two 10 Gbps | - |