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title: What are the System Requirements and How do I Install CloudNine Discovery Portal?
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# What are the System Requirements and How do I Install CloudNine Discovery Portal?
## Recommended System Requirements and Installation of CloudNine Discovery Portal
CloudNine Discovery Portal is the gateway to your CloudNine applications. Through it, you can easily upload raw (unprocessed) data or processed data into CloudNine Review, CloudNine Analyst, or LAW Cloud. Additionally, you can use CloudNine Discovery Portal to transfer data from CloudNine applications to CloudNine Review.
This article provides:
- [Recommended System Requirements](https://kb.cloudnine.com/cloudnine-discovery-portal-installation-and-system-requirements#RecommendedRequirements)
- [Installing CloudNine Discovery Portal](https://kb.cloudnine.com/cloudnine-discovery-portal-installation-and-system-requirements#InstallDP)
### Recommended System Requirements
Your needs will vary depending on the volumes of source data being processed. The following table lists the **recommended** specifications for CloudNine Discovery Portal.
| **Computer/Processor** | 8 cores @ 2.5+ GHz |
| --- | --- |
| **Memory (RAM)** | 16+ GB It's recommended that systems have 4 GB of RAM per processing core. |
| **Hard Drive** | Solid State Drive w/ 100 GB+ free space |
| **Display** | 1080p monitor resolution |
| **Network** | 10/100 Mbps. Gigabit recommended. |
| **Supported Operating Systems** | - Microsoft Windows 10 (Certified) - Microsoft Windows 11 (Certified) - Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (version 1607) - Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (version 1809) Only 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are supported. |
### **Installing CloudNine Discovery Portal**
Once your download of CloudNine Discovery Portal is completed, you are ready to install.
CloudNine Discovery Portal is designed to be installed and accessed at the user level.
Do not Run as Administrator when installing, if installed at the Admin level certain features of CloudNine Discovery Portal may not be available.
1. Double-click to run the CloudNine Discovery Portal.EXE file.
2. The executable is self-installing. When the installation completes, CloudNine Discovery Portal will automatically open.
3. First-time users will be prompted with the **End User License Agreement** ([EULA](https://kb.cloudnine.com/discovery-portal-eula?hsLang=en)). Review the agreement and click **Accept** to proceed to the [Welcome](https://kb.cloudnine.com/home-screen?hsLang=en) screen. If you choose not to accept, exit CloudNine Discovery Portal by clicking the X on the top-right corner.
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