# System Requirements > Symcon documentation · English · generated on 2026-09-26 > Index: https://www.symcon.de/en/llms.txt Source: https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/introduction/system-requirements/ ### Hardware A system with one of the listed operating systems is required to use IP-Symcon. In addition, a LAN connection is vital for most gateways. Energy saving components are recommended as the system is permanently active. Our own [SymBox](https://www.symcon.de/en/product/symbox/) is also suitable for most projects. ### Software IP-Symcon can be configured as server on most operating systems. A special app for mobile operating systems (iOS, Android) presents the visualization that is provided by the IP-Symcon server. A complete list of the compatibility between IP-Symcon versions and operating systems is available in the [version overview](system-requirements.md). ### Limitations of different operating systems #### Limitations to SymBox, Raspberry Pi, Linux, MacOS, and NAS systems * The compatibility functions are deactivated by default. See [special switches](../developer/special-switches.md) for reactivation, if you need compatibility with IP-Symcon 3.4 or older. * No [MediaPlayer](../modules/amazon-alexa.md) (currently only in Windows) * [Text to Speech](../modules/text-to-speech.md): The TTS module can currently only be started within a Windows environment. Alternatively, the module "Text To Speech (AWS Polly)" from the Module Store can be used. It works for all operating systems. * [System Information](../concepts/automations.md): The function [Sys_GetSpooler](../concepts/automations.md) is only available in Windows. ## Version Overview Source: https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/introduction/system-requirements/version-overview/ * Version Policy * Version 9.0 * Version 8.1 * Version 8.0 * Version 7.2 * Version 7.1 * Version 7.0 * Version 6.4 * Version 6.3 * Version 6.2 * Version 6.1 * Version 6.0 * Version 5.5 * Version 5.4 * Version 5.3 * Version 5.2 * Version 5.1 * Version 5.0 * Version 4.4 * Version 4.3 * Version 4.2 * Version 4.1 * Version 4.0 * Version 3.4 ### Version Policy | Operating System | Planned Support | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | Always | | Windows Desktop | All with the required PHP support | | Windows Server | All with the required PHP support | | MacOS | Latest two versions at development start | | Linux (Ubuntu) | Latest LTS (Long Term Support) version at development start | | Raspberry Pi | Current release at development start | | Docker | Docker compatible container | | QNAP | Docker compatible container | | Synology | Docker compatible container | ### Version 9.0 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 9.0 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 8 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2012 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 13 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 24.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm or newer) | 32bit/64bit (no Pi 1, Zero 1) | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 13 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 8.1 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 8.1 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 8 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2012 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 13 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 24.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm or newer) | 32bit/64bit (no Pi 1, Zero 1) | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 13 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 8.0 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 8.0 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 8 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2012 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 13 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 24.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit (no Pi 1, Zero 1) | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 12 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 7.2 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 7.2 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 13 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 24.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit (no Pi 1, Zero 1) | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 11 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 7.1 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 7.1 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 12 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 22.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 11 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 7.0 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 7.0 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 12 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 22.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 11 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 6.4 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 6.4 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.15 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 20.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 6.3 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 6.3 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.15 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 20.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 6.2 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 6.2 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.15 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 20.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 6.1 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 6.1 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.15 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 20.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Buster or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 6.0 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 6.0 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.15 and above | Intel/Apple M1 | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 20.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspberry Pi OS (Buster or newer) | 32bit/64bit | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit, ARM6, ARM7, ARM64 CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 5.5 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 5.5 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.14 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 20.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Buster | | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 5.4 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.8 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.13 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 18.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Buster | | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 5.3 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.7 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.13 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 18.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Buster | | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 5.2 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.6 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.12 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 18.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Buster | | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 5.1 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.5 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.11 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 18.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Stretch | | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 5.0 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.4 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | 64bit version only | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | 64bit version only | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.11 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 18.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Stretch | no Raspbian Jessie | | Docker | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Docker](../getting-started.md) | | QNAP | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [QNAP](../getting-started.md) | | Synology | yes | Intel/AMD 64-Bit CPU | specific processor architecture required; see [Synology](../getting-started.md) | | iOS | control only | iOS 9.3 and above | visualization via app | | Android | control only | Android 5.0 and above | visualization via app | ### Version 4.4 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.3 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.11 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 16.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Stretch | no Raspbian Jessie | | iOS | control only | | visualization via app | | Android | control only | | visualization via app | ### Version 4.3 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.2 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 7 and above | | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 R2 and above | | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.10 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 16.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Jessie | no Raspbian Stretch | | iOS | control only | | visualization via app | | Android | control only | | visualization via app | ### Version 4.2 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.1 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows Vista and above | | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 and above | | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.9 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 16.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Jessie | no Raspbian Stretch | | iOS | control only | | visualization via app | | Android | control only | | visualization via app | ### Version 4.1 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.1 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows Vista and above | | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 and above | | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.9 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 16.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Jessie | no Raspbian Wheezy | | iOS | control only | | visualization via app | | Android | control only | | visualization via app | ### Version 4.0 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | SymOS | yes | 1.0 | operating system for the SymBox | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows Vista and above | | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2008 and above | | | MacOS | yes | Version 10.8 and above | | | Linux (Ubuntu) | yes | Ubuntu 14.04 | 64bit version only | | Raspberry Pi | yes | Raspbian Wheezy | no Raspbian Jessie | | iOS | control only | | visualization via app | | Android | control only | | visualization via app | ### Version 3.4 | Operating System | Supported | Version | Remark | | ---------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------- | --------------------- | | Windows Desktop | yes | Windows 2000 and above | | | Windows Server | yes | Windows Server 2003 and above | | | iOS | control only | | visualization via app | | Android | control only | | visualization via app |