# System Requirements

This page provides detailed hardware, software, and platform requirements to help you set up and run the application efficiently.

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## Supported Platforms
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**Operating Systems**
- Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
- Validation on latest version of EMT-S and EMT-D is also done periodically though there could be gaps in validation regression. Raise an issue if any defects are observed.

**Hardware Platforms**
- The microservice is used in the context of a reference application like chat-question-and-answer. Requirement of respective application overrides the requirement of this microservice.


## Software Requirements
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**Required Software**:
- Docker 24.0 or higher
- Python 3.9+
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- Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit 2024.5
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## Compatibility Notes
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**Known Limitations**:
- Validation is pending on any hardware configuration other than Intel® Xeon® processors.

## Validation
- Ensure all dependencies are installed and configured before proceeding to [Get Started](../get-started.md).