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# Customer-Provided Infrastructure (VM/OS)

The Eko Active Directory Connector (EkoADC) is proprietary software provided by Amity Solutions, but it must be hosted within infrastructure supplied and maintained by the customer. The Virtual Machine (VM) and the Operating System (OS) are typically provided by the customer.

## 1. Operating System (OS) Requirements

The EkoADC application is designed to run in a containerized environment on a specific Linux distribution:

* **Required OS**: Ubuntu OS is required.
* **Recommended Version**: We recommend running on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (or later).
* **Security**: The OS must be installed on a secure infrastructure and should be hardened and updated with the latest security patches and hotfixes.
* **Access**: Installation requires logging into the Ubuntu OS using a non-root privilege user

## 2. Virtual Machine (VM) Specifications

The Virtual Machine (VM) provided by the customer must meet minimum resource requirements to ensure the stability and performance of the EkoADC container service.

<table><thead><tr><th width="242.87109375">Specification</th><th>Minimum / Recommended Requirement</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>CPU</td><td>>=4 Cores (4 Core minimum)</td></tr><tr><td>Memory</td><td>>=4 GB (8 Gb recommended)</td></tr><tr><td>Disk</td><td>>=100 GB (250 Gb recommended)</td></tr><tr><td>Network</td><td>1 Gigabit Ethernet with NAT</td></tr></tbody></table>

## 3. Required Software (Pre-Installation)

The EkoADC component is based on container services. Therefore, before the installation of the EkoADC application begins, the customer must pre-install and update specific software components on the Ubuntu server:

* Docker CE (Community Edition).
* Docker Compose utility.

The customer must install and update this software component as part of the installation preparation


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