Obseron System Requirements

Below are the minimum and recommended specifications required for optimal performance across different amounts of cameras:

Minimum System Requirements

These are the minimum requirements to run Obseron as a client or as a server. If used as a client, GPU requirements may vary based on how many displays are used and how many cameras are viewed at once. Most integrated GPUs work fine for 2 displays but for higher display count a dedicated GPU will be required.

Operating system	Microsoft Windows 7+, Windows Server 2012+, Linux RHEL 6+, Ubuntu LTS 20.04+, macOS 10.11+ with Intel or Apple processors
CPU	Intel or AMD Dual-core @ 3.5GHz, Apple M1
RAM	8 GB
GPU	Intel, Nvidia or AMD, 1 GB RAM
Storage for software	1GB (without any plugins)
Storage for recordings	Depends on the amount of cameras and required retention time of recordings, also additional redundancy with RAID will require additional RAID controller hardware.

Recommended System Requirements

These are the recommended CPU and RAM specifications for different amounts of cameras. Operating system, GPU and Storage for software requirements stay the same. At over 100 cameras it's worth considering more than 1 servers as storage space might become a bottleneck.

Storage space approximation for recordings can be calculated with an external tool, found here: http://tech.obseron.com/calc

Storage space calculations are estimates because there are so many variables into calculating it. To get the most accurate reading, try to estimate the used bitrate average per camera.

	Up to 16 cameras	Up to 32 cameras	Up to 64 camears	Up to 150 cameras
CPU	Intel or AMD 4-core @ ~3GHz, Apple M1 or equivalent CPU PassMark: ~10000	Intel or AMD 6-core @ ~2.5/4.5GHz, Apple M1 Pro/Max or equivalent CPU PassMark: ~20000	Intel or AMD 12-core @ ~3/5GHz, Apple M1 Ultra or equivalent CPU PassMark: ~40000	2pcs of Intel or AMD 16+-core @ ~2-3/3-5GHz CPU PassMark: ~60000+
RAM	8 GB	16 GB	16 GB	32 GB