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System requirements

Following are the system requirements for Nintex Workflow and Nintex Forms.

Note: Nintex Forms Enterprise Edition requires Nintex Forms 1.9.0.0 or later, in addition to an Enterprise-enabled license. For more information, see Product Update Process on Nintex Connect.

Type Nintex Workflow 2010 Requirement
Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Browser client

To design and run Nintex workflows, use the following browser versions.

  • Minimum required: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x

  • Recommended: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or greater

Software
  • Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

  • SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2008, or SQL Server 2012

  • Nintex Forms 2010 v1.0.0.0 or higher (if using Nintex Workflow with Nintex Forms 2010

Hardware

Hard disk space is dependent on the Nintex database growth rate. This rate is affected by the following:

  • The number of workflow instances that are executed

  • The number of actions in a workflow instance

  • The number of tasks assigned to used

Type Nintex Forms 2010 Requirement
Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Browser client

To design Nintex forms, use the following browser versions.

  • Minimum required: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.x

  • Recommended: Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or greater

To run Nintex forms, use the following browser versions.

  • Minimum required: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x or latest version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (Mac/iOS)

  • Recommended: Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or greater, or latest version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (Mac/iOS)

Software
  • SQL Server 2005 SP3 or SQL Server 2008

  • Nintex Workflow 2010 v2.3.9.0 or higher if using Nintex Forms with Nintex Workflow 2010

  • Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is required if you are using the Nintex Mobile product and require communication to be sent through Nintex Live. Nintex Forms 2010 v1.3 and greater ships with Nintex Live Relay Service and Nintex Forms Compatibility Relay Service to interoperate with Nintex Mobile and Nintex Live. These services must run on a server that has Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installed. The Nintex Forms 2010 installer automatically deploys these services to all servers in your farm that have Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installed.

Refer to licensing details of SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites (FIS) about external or anonymous users, when publishing forms to Nintex Live.

Hardware No Nintex-specific requirements