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# System Requirements

## Developer System

The developer system is used to build installation artifacts and prepare the bootable USB.

| Component | Minimum                                                          |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| OS        | Ubuntu 24.04/22.04 or WSL environment                            |
| CPU       | Any modern x86-64 processor with virtualisation support          |
| Memory    | 16 GiB RAM                                                       |
| Storage   | 100 GiB free disk space (for image build workspace)              |
| USB       | 32 GiB USB drive (for bootable installation media)               |
| Network   | Internet access to fetch packages and images                     |

### Prerequisites

#### Docker Setup

Docker Engine is required because the build workflow uses Docker images and containers. Install Docker Engine for your Ubuntu system using the official Docker documentation for [Ubuntu](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/). For Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), follow the steps in the [Windows WSL Guide](https://github.com/open-edge-platform/edge-node-infrastructure-blueprint/blob/main/docs/user-guide/how-to/set-up-windows-wsl.md).

Configure Docker for [non-root usage and service startup after installation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/).

If you are behind a proxy, configure [Docker daemon proxy settings](https://docs.docker.com/config/daemon/systemd/).

#### Install Make and other tools on the Development System

Install GNU Make and other utilities on your development system:

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install -y make gdisk
```

#### Password Hash Tools

The build requires a SHA-512 password hash for the image credentials. Install at least one of the following:

```bash
# Option 1: openssl
sudo apt-get install -y openssl

# Option 2: mkpasswd (whois package)
sudo apt-get install -y whois
```

## Target (Host) System

The target system is the Intel edge node on which the provisioned OS and workloads will run. The following section provides detailed hardware, software, and platform requirements to help you set up and run the application efficiently.

### Operating Systems

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

### Minimum Requirements

| **Component**       | **Minimum Requirement**   |
|---------------------|---------------------------|
| **Memory**          | 16 GB                     |
| **Disk Space**      | 64 GB                     |

### Validated Platforms

| Product / Family     | CPU |  iGPU |  NPU |
|----------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors Series 3 | ✓         | ✓          | ✓         |

> **Note:** Users can also create apps tailored to their use case using models supported by DL Streamer.
> Check [the list of supported models](https://docs.openedgeplatform.intel.com/dev/edge-ai-libraries/dlstreamer/supported_models.html) for the latest information.

### Software Requirements

**Required Software**:

- Docker 27.3.1 or higher
- Python 3.10+
- Git
- `ffmpeg` (for RTSP stream playback and recording)
- `python3.12-venv` (for creating a Python virtual environment)

> `python3.12-venv` is required by `make model` to create a Python virtual environment.
> `ffmpeg` provides `ffplay` for viewing the RTSP output stream and `ffmpeg` for recording.

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### Validation

- Ensure all dependencies are installed and configured before proceeding to
  [Get Started Standalone](./get-started-standalone.md)
  [Get Started SDK](./get-started-uavsdk.md)