Prior to installing Apache Stratos, verify that you have met the prerequisites described in the following sections on this page:

Software requirements  

Application

Purpose

Version

Minimum RequirementsDownload Links
Development/ Testing
Environment		Production
Environment 

Oracle Java SE Development Kit (JDK)

Required by all the products:

1.6.24 or later / 1.7.*

√√ http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

If you wish to get support for 32 bits in Apache Stratos, download the Java 32 bits distribution.

MySQL Server

Required to manage database connections.

5.5.0 or later

X√ http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/

MySQL Connector for Java

Required as a standardized database driver for Java platforms and development.

1.7.0 or later

X√ http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/
 Git ClientRequired to check out the source from the Git repository.2.2.1 or later√√ http://git-scm.com/downloads/

Apache Maven

Required to build the product from the source distribution.

3.1.1 or later

√√
http://maven.apache.org
RubyRequired as a prerequisite for cartridges.2.1.0 or laterX√ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
Zip Utility

Required to compress and unzip the packages.

NOTE: This is not required when using the manual approach to configure and start Stratos.

AnyX√Choose a zip utility that is compatible with the OS.
Cartridge Base ImageRequired as a prerequisite for cartridges.2.6.0 or later√√

The cartridge base image will vary based on the setup that you are using. For example, If you are using OpenStack, you need to have an OpenStack base image. Whereas, if you are using Docker, you need to have a Docker base image.

FacterRequired as a prerequisite for cartridges.2.0.0 or laterX√ https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter/
AMQP Message Broker
Required for Stratos runtime. The message broker is used to communicate with CEP.ActiveMQ 5.10.0√√https://activemq.apache.org/download.html

Currently ActiveMQ 5.10.0 is used by default in the  Apache Stratos installation. However, Apache Stratos also supports other AMQP message brokers such as, WSO2 Message Broker and RabbitMQ.

MQTT Message BrokerRequired to communicate with the Cloud Controller and other Apache Stratos profiles.Any√√https://activemq.apache.org/download.html

Currently ActiveMQ is used by default in the Apache Stratos installation.

WSO2 CEPRequired to analyze & process events of a cartridge.3.0.0√√ http://wso2.com/products/complex-event-processor

You do not need to download CEP when installing Stratos using the Automated Stratos Configurations approach.

Oracle VM VirtualBox ManagerNOTE: Required only when working with Kubernetes. 4.3.20 or later√Xhttps://www.virtualbox.org/
Vagrant

NOTE:

  • Required only when working with Kubernetes.  
  • As VirtualBox will be used as the provider for Vagrant, VirtualBox needs to be installed prior to installing Vagrant.
1.7.2 or later√Xhttp://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html

System requirements

System Requirements
  • Memory - 2GB
  • Disk - 40GB hard disk space
  • Processor - 2.8GHz CPU
Environment Compatibility

  • Operating Systems - Linux (Ubuntu 12.04 64bit server or SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2)

    If you wish to get support for 32 bits in Apache Stratos, download the Java 32 bits distribution.

Basic configurations

  • Set the environment variable as follows to avoid Maven OutOfMemoryError.
     export MAVEN_OPTS='-Xms2048m -Xmx4096m -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m'
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