System Requirements for HotDocs Advance

Before installing HotDocs Advance, make sure your deployment and end user environments meet the necessary system requirements.

Note: the Installation Checklists provide specific details on the installation and configuration of prerequisites.

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Deployment Environment
Accessibility
System Requirements for HotDocs Author
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Deployment Environment

Internet connection – required to download installation files and verify HotDocs Core Assembly Service installation

Hardware Requirements

2 or more processors (2.5 GHz or faster)
8GB RAM
100GB disk space

Software Requirements

HotDocs Advance

The environment to which you deploy HotDocs Advance must have the following prerequisites installed:

Microsoft Windows Server:

Windows Server 2019; or
Windows Server 2016

Internet Information Services (IIS)
.Net Framework 4.8 or later
.Net Core 2.1.x hosting bundle
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or later
Wildcard SSL certification – required for the domain on which Advance is deployed
SSL/TLS – the site in IIS on which Advance is deployed must be configured to use HTTPS
SMTP server – only required for deployments that do not use Active Directory

HotDocs Core Assembly Service

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio (x64) – 2015 or later
.Net Framework 4.6.2 or later
Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server

End users

Minimum screen resolution:

1366x768

HotDocs Advance supports the following web browsers:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Safari
Mozilla Firefox

Template Authors

Users that create HotDocs templates require the HotDocs Author desktop application. It should be installed after Advance is deployed. Author enables users to create templates and upload them to Advance. See Author system requirements for more information.

HotDocs Developer 11 Compatibility

It is recommended that you upgrade to HotDocs Author when using Advance.

HotDocs Advance has some backwards compatibility with HotDocs Developer 11. HotDocs Developer 11 is a desktop application used to create templates. Templates created using HotDocs Developer 11, and which are compatible with HotDocs Server, can be uploaded to HotDocs Advance.

Accessibility

We do the following to ensure interviews are accessible:

We make an effort to follow general public standards designed to make web applications accessible and compatible with assistive technology
Avoid relying solely on colors in the user interface to represent behavior
Accept bug reports and prioritize fixes for any issues that interfere with a users ability to interact with the interview using assistive technology

System Requirements for HotDocs Author

Operating System

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Word Processor

Microsoft Word 2010 SP2, 2013, or 2016 (32-bit and 64 bit)

Internet Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) or later

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