Adobe InDesign Server technical requirements

Last updated on Jun 2, 2026

Understand the minimum requirements for installing and running Adobe InDesign Server. Use recommended system specifications for optimum performance.

Technical requirements for versions 21.0 and later

System specifications	Minimum requirement
Processor	Multicore Intel processor (with 64-bit support) or AMD Athlon® 64 processor. Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required.
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025.
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended); 2–8 GB per additional instance.
Hard Disk	3 GB of available hard-disk space for installation. Additional free space required during installation (Windows virtual memory paging file size must be increased 2 GB for each instance of InDesign Server).
Internet connection	This software operates with the following license activation methods: Feature Restricted Licensing - Online: Requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation. After the license activation, you no longer need an Internet connection. For more information, see FRL Online Deployment Guide. Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline: Does not require connection to the Internet. For more information, see FRL Offline Deployment Guide.

System specifications	Minimum requirement
Processor	Multicore Intel processor or Apple silicon/M1/M2/M3/M4. Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required.
Operating system	macOS version 15 (Sequoia) macOS version 14 (Sonoma) macOS version 13 (Ventura)
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended); 2–8 GB per additional instance.
Hard Disk	4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation. Additional free space is required during installation (cannot install on UFS, ZFS, HFS, or APFS case-sensitive formatted volumes or partitions).
Internet connection	This software operates with the following license activation methods: Feature Restricted Licensing - Online: Requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation. After the license activation, you no longer need an Internet connection. For more information, see FRL Online Deployment Guide. Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline: Does not require connection to the Internet. For more information, see FRL Offline Deployment Guide.

Technical requirements for versions 20.2 and later

System specifications	Minimum requirement
Processor	Multicore Intel processor (with 64-bit support) or AMD Athlon® 64 processor. Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required.
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022.
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended); 2–8 GB per additional instance.
Hard Disk	3 GB of available hard-disk space for installation. Additional free space required during installation (Windows virtual memory paging file size must be increased 2 GB for each instance of InDesign Server).
Internet connection	This software operates with the following license activation methods: Feature Restricted Licensing - Online: Requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation. After the license activation, you no longer need an Internet connection. For more information, see FRL Online Deployment Guide. Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline: Does not require connection to the Internet. For more information, see FRL Offline Deployment Guide.

System specifications	Minimum requirement
Processor	Multicore Intel processor or Apple silicon/M1/M2/M3/M4. Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required.
Operating system	macOS version 15 (Sequoia) macOS version 14 (Sonoma) macOS version 13 (Ventura) macOS version 12 (Monterey)
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended); 2–8 GB per additional instance.
Hard Disk	4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation. Additional free space is required during installation (cannot install on UFS, ZFS, HFS, or APFS case-sensitive formatted volumes or partitions).
Internet connection	This software operates with the following license activation methods: Feature Restricted Licensing - Online: Requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation. After the license activation, you no longer need an Internet connection. For more information, see FRL Online Deployment Guide. Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline: Does not require connection to the Internet. For more information, see FRL Offline Deployment Guide.

System specifications	Minimum requirement
Processor	Multicore Intel processor (with 64-bit support) or AMD Athlon® 64 processor. Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required.
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022.
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended); 2–8 GB per additional instance.
Hard Disk	3 GB of available hard-disk space for installation. Additional free space required during installation (Windows virtual memory paging file size must be increased 2 GB for each instance of InDesign Server).
Monitor resolution	Minimum 1024 x 768 display (1920 X 1080 recommended).
Internet connection	This software operates with the following license activation methods: Feature Restricted Licensing - Online: Requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation. After the license activation, you no longer need an Internet connection. For more information, see FRL Online Deployment Guide. Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline: Does not require connection to the Internet. For more information, see FRL Offline Deployment Guide.

System specifications	Minimum requirement
Processor	Multicore Intel processor or Apple silicon/M1/M2/M3. Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required.
Operating system	macOS version 14 (Sonoma) macOS version 13 (Ventura) macOS version 12 (Monterey)
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended); 2–8 GB per additional instance.
Hard Disk	4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation. Additional free space is required during installation (cannot install on UFS, ZFS, HFS, or APFS case-sensitive formatted volumes or partitions).
Monitor resolution	1024 x 768 display (1920 X 1080 recommended).
Internet connection	This software operates with the following license activation methods: Feature Restricted Licensing - Online: Requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation. After the license activation, you no longer need an Internet connection. For more information, see FRL Online Deployment Guide. Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline: Does not require connection to the Internet. For more information, see FRL Offline Deployment Guide.

InDesign Server is not supported on case-sensitive file systems, removable storage devices, and network drives.¹

NOTES:

1. Some of the unsupported virtualized or server-based environments include but are not limited to, Citrix Metaframe/Citrix Presentation Server, NVIDIA Grid, Microsoft App-V, VMWare, Parallels, and Virtual PC. "Thin Clients" are also server-based environments. InDesign has a few technical support boundaries for virtualized or server-based environments.

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