System Requirements
This topic describes system requirements for ReadyAPI. For information about VirtServer requirements or TestEngine requirements, see the topics in the appropriate sections.
Microsoft Windows
Windows 10 22H2
Windows 11 22H2 or later
Windows Server 2016 or later
Apple
macOS 15 Sequoia or later
Linux
Oracle Linux 8 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 or later
Ubuntu Linux 20.04 or later
Note
ReadyAPI is updated to support Adoptium JDK 17.0.15 in ReadyAPI 3.61.0. The Installers automatically install the appropriate Java version, and we recommend using the Java version bundled with the product. Support for this version will also be required with your Virtual Machines and Docker instances.
Some Linux distributions may not have all the required packages installed by default. If compatibility issues arise, users should review the installation logs and manually install any missing libraries. On RHEL 9, the freetype library is a prerequisite for the installation of ReadyAPI or VirtServer. RHEL 9 and VirtServer do not include the library by default. Run sudo dnf install freetype to install the latest version. Ensure you have sudo privileges to complete the installation.
Intel Core i5 or i7 (the 3rd generation or later) or an equivalent AMD processor.
16 GB of RAM or more. At least 1 GB of free RAM is required to start ReadyAPI.
600 MB of free disk space for installation.
64-bit operating system.
1920 × 1080 display.
Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 (the 3rd generation or later).
8 GB of RAM or more. At least 1 GB of free RAM is required to start ReadyAPI.
600 MB of free disk space for installation.
1280 × 1024 display (widescreen monitors are recommended).
ReadyAPI Performance runs a large number of tests in parallel. To make sure your load tests work as expected you need a more powerful computer than for other test types:
Intel Core i5 or i7 (the 3rd generation or later) with at least 4 threads.
8 GB of RAM or more.
An SSD with at least 1 GB of free disk space.
Important
The requirements above are for small- and medium-scale load tests. For information about large-scale tests, see System Requirements for Large-Scale Load Tests.
Additionally, since the logs of long-running tests may exceed 1 GB, we recommend having at least 8 GB of RAM on the machine where you try to open them.
To run Groovy debugging, ReadyAPI uses the tools.jar and attach.dll files from the Java JDK. These files are included only in the installation package and in the win-32 archive. This is done to avoid possible conflicts with the JRE installed on your computer.
To enable debugging for binary packages:
Place the tools.jar file in the
<ReadyAPI installation folder>\libfolder. You can get this file from the<JDK installation folder>\libfolder.Place the attach.dll file in the
<ReadyAPI installation folder>\binfolder. You can get this file from the<JDK installation folder>\jre\binfolder.
The following table shows some sample API import times based on SmartBear tests, using this setup:
OS: Window
Intel Core i5 3337U 1.8GHz
16 GB of RAM bus 1600 MHz
Disk 256 GB SSD
64-bit operating system
1366 × 768 display
API Type | Size | #API | #Line | #Resource | Import File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
REST | 600 KB | 3124 | 37683 | 785 | 17s |
SOAP | 2.2 MB | 3073 | 39988 | 1158 | 17s |
GraphQL | 132 KB | 2043 | 2780 | 2 | 15s |
1.3 MB | 1128 | 35885 | 2 | 1h45m | |
Async API | 1.04 MB | 1768 | 38287 | 1768 | 17s |
Note
This data is only for reference because many factors affect the import API file time in ReadyAPI such as file size, the complexity of each API (ex: the body of the API is heavy or light, #parameter, #queryParam, etc...), the number of parameters, and the number of references.