Components Reference

Pentaho aims to accommodate diverse computing environments. This list provides details about the environment components and versions we support. Where applicable, versions are listed as certified or supported:

• Certified

  The version has been tested and validated for compatibility with Pentaho.

• Supported

  Support is available for listed non-certified versions.

If you have questions about your particular computing environment, contact Pentaho Support

Server

Hardware & OS Requirements

The Pentaho Server is hardware-independent and runs on server-class computers.

Your server-class computer must comply with the specifications for minimum hardware and required operating systems:

Hardware (64-bit)	Certified Operating System (64-bit)
Processor Intel EM64T or AMD64 Dual-Core or later RAM 8 GB with 4 GB dedicated to Pentaho servers Disk Space 20 GB free after installation	Microsoft Windows 2022 Server Red Hat Enterprise 9* Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS

*Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics is supported on any Linux distribution binary-compatible with RHEL 9 and Ubuntu Server 22, including in virtualized and cloud environments. If you have any questions, contact Pentaho Support.

Java Runtime

The following Java runtimes and JDKs are certified / supported.

Certified	Supported
Oracle Java 21 OpenJDK 21	Oracle Java 17 Open JDK 17 Azul Zulu Java 17

Application Servers

Pentaho Server already provides Tomcat 10.1.48. We currently do not certify any other version. Also, we recommend using the bundled Tomcat Server and Servlet Container. Please contact Pentaho Support if you need to use your own deployment of Tomcat or other application server.

Application Database

Pentaho Server requires a database for its repository. The following databases are supported / certified:

Certified	Supported
Postgres 16	Postgres 15
Oracle 23c/ai	MS SQL Server 2019
MS SQL Server 2022
MySQL 8.4
MariaDB 11.4

Security

Pentaho Server integrates with the following 3rd-party authentication & authorization systems:

1. Any OIDC-compliant IdP (e.g., Azure Entra, Okta, Ping, Google Cloud Identity)

2. Active Directory

3. CAS 6.6 (Certified)

4. Integrated Microsoft Windows Authentication

5. LDAP

Client / Workstation

Hardware & OS Requirements

These Pentaho design tools are hardware-independent and run on client-class computers that comply with these specifications for minimum hardware and required operation systems.

Hardware (64-bit)	Certified Operating System (64-bit)
Processors Apple Macintosh Dual-Core Apple Mac M1, M2, and M3 chipset Intel EM64T or AMD64 Dual-Core or later RAM 2 GB RAM for most of the design tools, PDI requires 2 GB dedicated Disk Space 2 GB free after installation Minimum Screen Size 1280 x 960 pixels	Ubuntu Desktop 22.04* Microsoft Windows 11 macOS 15 (Sequoia) / macOS 14 (Sonoma)

*Any binary-compatible (with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04) distribution of Linux is supported. Ubuntu Linux requires `libwebkitgtk-1.0`. See Install Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics for more information.

Java Runtime

The following Java runtimes and JDKs are certified / supported.

Certified	Supported
Oracle Java 21 OpenJDK 21	Oracle Java 17 Open JDK 17 Azul Zulu Java 17

Web Browser

Pentaho supports major versions of web browsers that are publicly available six weeks before the finalization of a Pentaho release.

Certified Browsers	Supported Browsers
Apple Safari 16.4 (On macOS only) Google Chrome 126 Microsoft Edge 126 Mozilla Firefox 127	Apple Safari 16.4 and later (On macOS only) Google Chrome 126 and later Microsoft Edge 126 and later Mozilla Firefox 127 and later