1. Hardware Requirements

CPU

8 physical CPU cores
(Intel i7/i9, Xeon-W, AMD Ryzen 7/9, Threadripper-class optional)

Memory

32 GB DDR4/DDR5 RAM

ECC optional but recommended

Storage (SSD Only)

1 TB SSD (SATA or NVMe; NVMe preferred but not required)

No mechanical HDDs

Network Interface

>=1 Gbps Ethernet

Support for static IPv4/IPv6 assignment

Power / Form Factor

Tower-workstation or small-form workstation

500–750W PSU

UPS recommended if not in a datacenter

2. Operating System & Software

OS

Ubuntu Server LTS (24.04)

Minimal installation + SSH enabled

Container Runtime

Docker Engine

Docker Compose (v2)

3. Networking & Domain Requirements

Static IP Address

They must assign a static IP for the workstation server.

The IP must be reachable from inside their network;

Domain Name / Subdomain

They must provide:

A subdomain (e.g., seed.ucm.es, seed.sheffield.ac.uk)

A dedicated A record pointed to the server’s static IP

They must be able to add the DNS records:

A record → IPv4 of the server

CNAME

Port Requirements

Seed uses a non-standard ports: 56000-56002.

They must allow the following:

Firewall / Router Rules

Inbound:

TCP/UDP 56000-56002 → required by Seed (primary application port)

TCP 22 → SSH administration (should be limited to IT staff only)

TCP 80/443 → if using HTTP/HTTPS proxying in front of port 56000

4. Application Hosting Requirements

Runs full Seed application inside Docker containers

SSD ensures fast I/O for logs and database

Suitable for ~20–200 concurrent users

No GPU needed

Works entirely on a single workstation-class machine

5. Backup & Maintenance

Daily or weekly backing up Seed data (DB + media) to:

Network share, or

External server

Monthly OS updates via package manager

Optional: basic monitoring