Adobe supports Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) on the platforms as detailed in the following information in this document.
For any issues that are specifically related to the platform itself, please contact the platform vendor directly.
Depending upon the platform on which you install AEM, there could be different sets of requirements for user management.
Minimum requirements for installing Adobe Experience Manager:
Minimum requirements for running Adobe Experience Manager:
Please see the Hardware Sizing Guidelines for further information.
This document lists the supported client and server platforms for Adobe Experience Manager. Adobe provides several levels of support, both for recommended configurations and other configurations.
Adobe recommends these configurations and provides full support as part of the standard software maintenance agreement.
Support Level | Description |
A: Supported | Adobe provides full support and maintenance for this configuration. This configuration is covered by Adobe's quality assurance process. |
R: Restricted Support | To ensure our customers project success, Adobe provides full support within a restricted support program, which requires that specific conditions are met. R-level support requires a formal customer request and confirmation by Adobe. For more informations, please contact Adobe Customer Care. |
Support Level | Description |
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Z: Not supported | The configuration is not supported. Adobe does not make any statements about whether the configuration works, and does not support it. |
The application requires a Java Virtual Machine to run, which is provided by the Java Development Kit (JDK) distribution.
Adobe Experience Manager operates with the following versions of the Java Virtual Machines:
It is recommended to track the Security Bulletins from the Java vendor to ensure the safety and security of production environments and install the latest Java Updates.
Platform | Support Level |
Oracle Java SE 11 JDK [1] | Z: Not supported |
Oracle Java SE 10 JDK [1] | Z: Not supported |
Oracle Java SE 9 JDK [1] | Z: Not supported |
Oracle Java SE 8 JDK - 64bit | A: Supported [3] |
IBM J9 VM - build 2.9, JRE 1.8.0 [2] | A: Supported |
IBM J9 VM - build 2.8, JRE 1.8.0 [2] | A: Supported |
Oracle has moved to a “Long Term Support” (LTS) model for Oracle Java SE products. Java 9 and 10 are non-LTS releases by Oracle (see Oracle Java SE support roadmap). Adobe will only provide support for LTS releases of Java to run AEM in production.
The IBM JRE is only supported in conjunction with WebSphere Application Server.
Support and distribution of the Oracle Java SE JDK, including all maintenance updates of LTS releases beyond the end of the public updates, will be supported by Adobe directly for all AEM customers making use of the Oracle Java SE technology. See the Oracle Java support for Adobe Experience Manager Q&A for more information.
Various options exist to deploy the repository of Adobe Experience Manager. See the following list for supported technologies and storage options.
Platform | Description | Support Level |
File system with TAR files [1] | Repository | A: Supported |
File system with Datastore [1] | Binaries | A: Supported |
Store binaries in TAR files on file system [1] | Binaries | Z: Not supported for production |
Amazon S3 | Binaries | A: Supported |
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage | Binaries | A: Supported |
MongoDB Enterprise 3.6 [5, 6] | Repository | A: Supported with limitations |
MongoDB Enterprise 3.4 [2, 3, 6] | Repository | A: Supported with limitations |
MySQL 5.7 | Forms Database | A: Supported |
IBM DB2 11.1 |
Forms Database | A: Supported |
IBM DB2 10.5 | Repository & Forms Database | R: Restricted Support (4) |
Oracle Database 12c (12.1.x) | Repository & Forms Database | R: Restricted Support |
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 | Forms Database | Z: Not supported (4) |
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 | Forms Database | A: Supported |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 | Forms Database | R: Restricted Support (4) |
Apache Lucene (Quickstart built-in) | Search Service | A: Supported |
Apache Solr | Search Service | A: Supported |
See Deploying Communities for additional information regarding the AEM Communities capability.
MongoDB is third-party software and is not included in the AEM licensing package. For more information see the MongoDB licensing policy page.
In order to get the most of your AEM deployment with MongoDB, Adobe recommends licensing the MongoDB Enterprise version in order to benefit from professional support. See Recommended Deployments for more information.
The license includes a standard replica set, which is composed of one primary and two secondary instances that can be used for either the author or the publish deployments.
In case you wish to run both author and publish on MongoDB, two separate licenses need to be purchased.
Adobe Customer Care will assist qualifying issues related to the usage of MongoDB with AEM.
For more information, see the MongoDB for Adobe Experience Manager page.
Supported relational databases as listed above are third-party software and are not included in the AEM licensing package.
In order to run AEM 6.4 with a supported relational database, a separate support contract with a database vendor is required. Adobe Customer Care will assist qualifying issues related to the usage of relational databases with AEM 6.4.
Please note, that most relational databases are currently supported within Level-R on AEM 6.4, which comes with support criteria and a support program as stated in the Level-R description above.
Adobe Experience Manager can run either as a standalone server (the quickstart JAR file) or as web application within a third party application server (the WAR file).
Minimum Servlet API Version required is Servlet 3.1, but below Servlet 4.0.
Platform | Support Level |
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Quickstart built-in Servlet Engine (Jetty 9.3) | A: Supported |
Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2 (12cR2) | A: Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Continuous Delivery (LibertyProfile) with Web Profile 7.0 and IBM JRE 1.8 | A: Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 | A: Supported |
Apache Tomcat 8.5.x | A: Supported |
JBoss EAP 7.1.0 with JBoss Application Server | A: Supported (1) |
JBoss EAP 7.0.0 with JBoss Application Server | A: Supported |
Adobe Experience Manager works with the following server platforms:
Platform | Support Level |
Linux, based on Red Hat distribution | A: Supported (1) |
Linux, based on Debian distribution incl. Ubuntu | A: Supported (4) |
Linux, based on SUSE distribution | A: Supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | A: Supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | A: Supported |
Oracle Solaris 11 | A: Supported with limitations (3,5,7) R: Restricted Support for new contracts |
IBM AIX 7.2 | A: Supported with limitations (2,5,7) R: Restricted Support for new contracts |
Adobe Experience Manager is supported running in a virtual machine on cloud computing environments, such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), in compliance with the technical requirements listed on this page, and according to Adobe’s standard support terms.
Adobe recommends using Adobe Managed Services to deploy AEM on Azure or AWS. Adobe Managed Services provides experts with experience and skills of deploying and operating AEM in these cloud computing environments. Please check out our additional documentation on Adobe Managed Services.
In all other cases of deploying AEM on Azure or AWS, or any other cloud computing environment, support from Adobe will be contained to the virtual compute environment in compliance with the technical specifications listed on this page. Any reported issue relative to AEM running in any of these cloud environments will need to be reproducible independently from any cloud service specific to the cloud computing environment, unless the cloud service is specifically supported as part of the technical requirements listed on this page, for example Azure Blob storage or AWS S3.
For recommendations on how to deploy AEM on Azure or AWS, outside of Adobe Managed Services, we strongly recommend working directly with the cloud provider or Adobe partners supporting the deployment of AEM in the cloud environment of your choice. The selected cloud provider or partner will be responsible for the sizing specifications, design and implementation of the architecture., to meet your specific performance, load, scalability, and security requirements.
The Dispatcher is the caching and load balancing component. Download the latest Dispatcher version. Experience Manager 6.4 requires Dispatcher version 4.3.1 or higher.
The following web servers are supported for use with Dispatcher version 4.3.1:
Platform | Support Level |
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Apache httpd 2.4.x (see also 1,2 below ) | A: Supported |
Microsoft IIS 10 (Internet Information Server) | A: Supported |
Microsoft IIS 8.5 (Internet Information Server) | A: Supported |
Web servers built on the basis of Apache httpd source code will have the same level of support as the version of httpd on which it is based. If in doubt, please ask Adobe for confirmation of the support level related to the respective server product. Following cases:
Dispatcher is not available for Apache 2.4.x for Windows operating systems.
The Adobe Experience Manager user interface works with the following client platforms. All browsers are tested with the default set of plug-ins and add-ons.
The AEM user interface is optimized for larger screens (typically notebooks and desktop computers) and tablet form factor (such as Apple iPad or Microsoft Surface). The phone form factor is not supported.
Support for browsers with rapid release cycles:
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge release updates every few months. Adobe is committed to provide updates for Adobe Experience Manager to maintain the support level as stated below with upcoming versions of these browsers.
Browser | Support for UI |
Support for Classic UI |
Google Chrome (Evergreen) | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Microsoft Edge (Evergreen) | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Mozilla Firefox (Evergreen) | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Mozilla Firefox last ESR [1] | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Apple Safari 12.x on macOS | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Apple Safari 11.x on macOS | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Apple Safari 10.x on macOS | A: Supported | A: Supported |
Apple Safari on iOS 12.x | A: Supported [2] | Z: Not supported |
Apple Safari on iOS 11.x | A: Supported [2] | Z: Not supported |
Apple Safari on iOS 10.3 | A: Supported [2] | Z: Not supported |
Generally, browser support for websites rendered by AEM Sites depends on the implementation of AEM page templates, design and component output, and is therefore in control of the party implementing these parts.
Microsoft Windows 7+
To successfully connect with Microsoft Windows 7+ to an AEM instance that is not secured with SSL, basic authentication over unsecured network must be enabled in Windows. This requires a change in the Windows Registry of the WebClient:
Locate the registry subkey:
Add the BasicAuthLevel registry entry to this subkey using a value of 2 or more.
See Microsoft Support KB 841215.
To improve responsivness of the WebDav Client under Windows - see Microsoft Support KB 2445570
This section provides special notes and more detailed information about running Adobe Experience Manager and its add-ons.
All elements of Adobe Experience Manager (Instance, Dispatcher) can be installed in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
Operation is seamless as no special configuration is required. You can simply specify an IP address using the format that is appropriate to your network type, if neccessary.
This means that when an IP address needs to be specified you can select (as required) from:
an IPv6 address
for example https://[ab12::34c5:6d7:8e90:1234]:4502
an IPv4 address
for example https://123.1.1.4:4502
a server name
for example, https://www.yourserver.com:4502
the default case of localhost
will be interpreted for both IPv4 and IPv6 network installations
for example, http://localhost:4502
AEM Dynamic Media is disabled by default. See Enabling Dynamic Media.
With Dynamic Media enabled, the following additional system requirements apply:
The following system requirements apply only if you use Dynamic Media - Hybrid mode; Dynamic Media - Hybrid mode has an embedded image server, which is only certified on certain operating systems.
For Dynamic Media customers who run Dynamic Media - Scene7 mode (that is, dynamicmedia_scene7 runmode), there are no additional system requirements; only the same system requirements as AEM. Dynamic Media - Scene7 mode architecture uses the cloud-based image service, not the service embedded in AEM.
The following hardware requirements apply to both Linux and Windows operating systems:
Using Dynamic Media on Linux requires the following prerequisites:
If the locale is set such that LC_CTYPE is not equal to en_US.UTF-8, it will prevent dynamic media from working. To see what its value is type “locale” at the command prompt. If it not set to that, then set the LC_CTYPE environment variable to the empty string by typing “export LC_CTYPE=” before running AEM.
Disabling SELinux: Image Serving does not work with SELinux turned on. This option is enabled by default. To remedy this issue, edit the /etc/selinux/config file and change the SELinux value from:
SELINUX=enforcing
to SELINUX=disabled
NUMA Architecture: Systems with processors featuring AMD64 and Intel EM64T are typically configured as non-uniform memory architecture (NUMA) platforms, which means that the kernel constructs multiple memory nodes at boot-time rather than constructing a single memory node.
The multiple node construct can result in memory exhaustion on one or more of the nodes before other nodes become exhausted. When memory exhaustion happens the kernel can decide to kill processes (for example, the Image Server or Platform Server) even though there is available memory.
Therefore, Adobe recommends that if you are running such a system that you turn off NUMA using the numa=off boot option to avoid the kernel killing these processes.
Hostname of server must be resolvable: Make sure that the hostname of the server is resolvable to an IP address. If that is not possible, please add the fully qualified hostname and the IP address to /etc/hosts:
<ip address> <fully qualified hostname>
To use Dynamic Media on Windows, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, 2013, and 2015 redistributables for x64 and x86 must be installed.
x64
x86
Product |
Supported Formats for Conversion to PDF |
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XPS, image formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, TIF, TIFF, PNG, JPF, JPX, JP2, J2K, J2C, JPC), HTML, HTM, DWG, DXF, and DWF |
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Microsoft® Project 2016 | MPP |
Microsoft® Publisher 2016 | PUB |
Microsoft® Office Visio 2016 | VSD |
Microsoft® Office 2016 | DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, RTF, and TXT |
Microsoft® Office 2013 | DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, RTF, and TXT |
Corel WordPerfect X7 | WP, WPD |
OpenOffice 4.1.2 | ODT, ODP, ODS, ODG, ODF, SXW, SXI, SXC, SXD, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, image formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, TIF, TIFF, PNG, JPF, JPX, JP2, J2K, J2C, JPC), HTML, HTM, RTF, and TXT |
OpenOffice 3.4 |
ODT, ODP, ODS, ODG, ODF, SXW, SXI, SXC, SXD, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, image formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, TIF, TIFF, PNG, JPF, JPX, JP2, J2K, J2C, JPC), HTML, HTM, RTF, and TXT |
PDF Generator supports only English, French, German, and Japanese versions of the supported operating systems and applications.
In addition:
XMP write-back is supported and enabled for the following platforms and file formats:
Operating Systems
Linux (32-bit, needs 32-bit application support on 64-bit systems). For steps to install 32-bit client libraries, see How to enable XMP extraction and write-back on 64-bit RedHat Linux.
Windows Server
Oracle Solaris
Mac OS X (64-bit)
File Formats
The AEM Screens Player Version 3.3.x supports following operating systems: