The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to use or connect to Business Central online, and to install and run Business Central on-premises (version 14). Minimum means that later versions (such as SP1, SP2, or R2 versions) of a required software product are also supported.
Note
Business Central Setup installs some software if it isn't already present in the target computer. For more information, see the "Additional Information" section for each component.
Client Components
Browser Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for using Business Central in a browser.
Specification
Requirement
Supported browsers
Recommended browsers:
New Microsoft Edge for Windows
Google Chrome for Windows (77.0 or later)
Mozilla Firefox for Windows (69.0 or later)
Safari for macOS (12.0 or later)
Other supported browsers:
Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge Legacy
Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in the browser.
Business inbox in Outlook
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office 2019, or Microsoft Office 2016.
Sending data to Excel
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office 2019, or Microsoft Office 2016.
Editing in Excel using the Excel Add-in
Excel 2019, Excel 2016, or Excel Online.
For more information, see Exporting Your Business Data to Excel.
SharePoint Online links
Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, or Microsoft 365.
Printing reports to Excel or Word
Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, or Microsoft 365.
Additional information
If you experience problems using the Business Central Web client, you can try to turn off browser tools, such as translator tools that may run in the background.
Business Central Mobile App Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Business Central Mobile App.
For the latest information, see the app in the Windows Store, App Store, or Google Play.
Specification
Requirement
Supported operating systems
Windows 10 S, Home, Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Android (tablet and phone): The latest three major versions and their updates.
iOS (iPad and iPhone): The latest three major versions and their updates.
Additional hardware
1-GB RAM for Android and Windows.
Additional software
A third-party telephony or VoIP app such as Skype is required for placing calls from Business Central.
A third-party email program such as Outlook is required for sending emails from Business Central.
Microsoft Office 2019, Office 2016, or Microsoft 365 is required for sending data to Microsoft Excel or to Microsoft Word.
Additional information
Device diagonal screen size 7" for tablets.
Screen resolution 960 × 510 for tablets.
Device diagonal screen size 4" for phones.
Screen resolution 854 x 480 for phones.
AL Development Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for customizing or extending Business Central using the AL language in Visual Studio Code.
Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions). Important: Windows 10 S isn't supported.
Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2019 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server, version 1809 or later (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
Hardware resources
Hard disk space: 200 MB.
Memory: 1 GB.
Reports
For editing RDLC report layouts:
Report Builder for SQL Server 2016 or later, or
Visual Studio 2017 with Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual Studio installed.
For editing Word layouts:
Microsoft Word 2016 or later
Outlook client integration and mail merge
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office 2019, or Microsoft Office 2016.
Import and export with Microsoft Excel and Office XML, and SharePoint links
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office 2019, or Microsoft Office 2016.
Editing in Excel using the Excel Add-in
Excel 2019 or Excel 2016. For more information, see Exporting Your Business Data to Excel. For Business Central on-premises, see Setting up the Excel Add-In for Editing Data since the same steps apply to Business Central on-premises.
Email logging
Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 or Exchange Server 2016.
Microsoft Exchange Online, or Exchange Online as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Additional software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or 4.8
Additional information
Business Central Setup installs the following software if it isn't already present in the target computer:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
The Dynamics NAV Client is available in a 32-bit version and 64-bit version. On a 32-bit Windows operating system, the 32-bit version is run. On a 64-bit Windows operating system, the 64-bit version is run by default; however, you can also run the 32-bit version if it's required.
Business Central Setup can only install the Excel Add-in if Excel is present on the target computer.
Outlook synchronization isn't supported on 64-bit versions of Office.
Dynamics NAV Development Environment Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Dynamics NAV Development Environment.
Specification
Requirement
Supported operating systems
Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2019 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server, version 1809 or later (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
Hardware resources
Hard disk space: 200 MB.
Memory: 1 GB.
Reports
For creating and editing RDL report layouts:
Report Builder for SQL Server 2016 or later, or
Visual Studio 2017 with Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual Studio installed.
For creating and editing Word report layouts:
Word 2016 or later
Additional software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or 4.8
Additional information
Business Central Setup installs the following software if it isn't already present in the target computer:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
SQL Server Native Client 11.0*
Report Builder for SQL Server 2016 (cumulative update 23 and earlier). Report Builder 15.0 for SQL Server 2019 (cumulative update 24 and later)
With a cumulative update 24 and later installation, if Report Builder for SQL Server 2016 is already installed, it will be updated to Report Builder 15.0. Note If you install update 24 or later on a computer which also runs an earlier Business Central of Dynamics NAV version, you will no longer be able to use Report Builder in the development environment of the older version.
If the development environment and Business Central Server are on the same computer, then only a 64-bit operating system is supported.
* Starting with cumulative update 24 (version 14.25), SQL Server Native Client is no longer installed by Setup or included on the installation media (DVD). This change doesn't affect the Dynamics NAV Development Environment installation if you upgrading from an earlier version, because the prerequisite should already have been installed. However, for a clean installation of the Dynamics NAV Development Environment, you'll have to manually install the SQL Server Native Client; otherwise, you may experience problems connecting the Dynamics NAV Development Environment to the database. For more information about how to install this prerequisite, see Install prerequisites for Dynamics NAV Development Environment.
Server Components (on-premises)
Business Central Server Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Business Central Server.
Specification
Requirement
Supported operating systems
Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit edition).
Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2019 (Datacenter or Standard)
Windows Server, version 1809 or later
Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
.
Hardware resources
Hard disk space: 500 MB.
Memory: 2 GB.
Dynamics 365 Sales integration
Windows Identity Foundation. For a list of supported Dynamics 365 Sales versions, see Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Integration Requirements.
Additional software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or 4.8
Windows PowerShell 4.0.
Additional information
Business Central Setup installs the following software if it isn't already present on the target computer:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
Windows Identity Foundation*.
* Starting with cumulative update 24 (version 14.25), Windows Identity Foundation is added to the product by Nuget. It's not installed by Setup.
Business Central Web Server Components Requirements
Specification
Requirement
Supported operating systems
Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit edition).
Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2019 (Datacenter or Standard)
Windows Server, version 1809 or later (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
.
Web server
Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5, or Internet Information Server 8.0.
Additional software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or 4.8.
Windows PowerShell 4.0.
Additional information
Business Central Setup installs the following software if it isn't already present on the target computer.
Microsoft .NET Core 1.0 Windows Server Hosting. This version is installed by Business Central Setup if not already present.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5, or Internet Information Server 8.0, depending in the operating system, with the required features enabled.
For more information about configuring IIS, see Configuring IIS
Business Central Database Components for SQL Server Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Business Central database components for SQL Server.
Specification
Requirement
Supported operating systems
Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit edition).
Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2019 (Datacenter or Standard)
Windows Server, version 1809 or later (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
Hardware resources
For more information, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server. From this page, you can also access requirements for other versions of SQL Server.
SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express, Standard, or Enterprise.
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express, Standard, or Enterprise.
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express, Standard, or Enterprise.
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, Elastic Pool, or Single Database.
Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
Unless explicitly stated, all released Service Packs and Cumulative Updates of the above Microsoft SQL Server versions are supported. It is recommended to always be on the latest released Service Pack and Cumulative Update.
Additional information
Business Central Setup installs the following software if it isn't already present on the target computer:
SQL Server 2016 Express (64-bit edition). If the operating system on the target computer does not support SQL Server 2016 Express, Setup displays a pre-requisite warning. In this case, you should exit Setup and then update the operating system on the computer to one that does support SQL Server 2016 Express. Then run Setup again.
Business Central Help Server Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Business Central Help Server.
Specification
Requirement
Supported operating systems
Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit editions).
Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2019 (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server, version 1809 or later (Datacenter, Standard)
Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
Hardware resource
Hard disk space: 500 MB.
Memory: 2 GB.
Web server
Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5, or Internet Information Server 8.0.
Additional software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or 4.8.
Additional information
Business Central Setup installs the following software if it isn't already present on the target computer.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5, or Internet Information Server 8.0. depending on the operating system, with the required features enabled.
Windows Search must be enabled on the computer that you install the Business Central Help Server on.
Additional Components and Features
Automated Data Capture System Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Automated Data Capture System (ADCS) for Business Central.
Specification
Requirement
Additional software
MSXML version 6.0.
Telnet or Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal.
VT100 Plug-in for each computer on which you install ADCS.
Microsoft Loopback Adapter.
Additional information
HyperTerminal is no longer included with Windows.
VT100 Plug-in acts as a virtual Telnet server.
Requirements for using Business Central on-premises as your Business Inbox in Microsoft Outlook
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for using Business Central on-premises as your business inbox in Outlook.
Specification
Requirement
Supported Outlook Applications
Outlook 2016 or later
Outlook Web App (OWA)
OWA for iPad
OWA for iPhone
OWA for Android.
Supported Exchange Servers
Exchange Online
Exchange Server 2019
Exchange Server 2016 In deployments that use Exchange Server, the Exchange PowerShell endpoint must be accessible by Business Central Server.
Supported Authentication
The Business Central Server must be configured to run with NavUserPassword, ACS, or A<ure AD as the authentication type. Also, the Business Central Web client must be configured for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Supported Browsers
When using the Outlook Web App (OWA), your computer must be running a supported browser listed in the Business Central Web client Requirements.
Supported Operating Systems
When using OWA for iPad, OWA for iPad, or OWA for Android, your mobile device must use a supported Operating System listed in Business Central Mobile App Requirements.
Microsoft Outlook Add-In Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Business Central Add-In for Outlook for synchronization with Outlook.
Specification
Requirement
Supported Outlook Applications
Outlook 2019
Outlook 2016
Supported Exchange Servers
Exchange Server 2019
Exchange Server 2016
Exchange Online.
Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365 for Sales Integration
The following table shows the product version requirements for integrating Business Central online and on premise with Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365 Sales online and on premises.
Specification
Requirement
Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365 Sales online
One of the following authentication types:
Office365 (legacy)1
OAuth2
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement on-premise
Note: Not supported with Business Central online
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement version 9.0.2
One of the following authentication types:
AD
IFD
OAuth2
1Effective April 2022, Office365 (legacy) authentication will no longer be supported for Dataverse/Dynamics 365 Sales environments on existing tenants. For more information, see Important changes (deprecations) coming in Power Apps, Power Automate and customer engagement apps.
2 AD, IFD, and OAuth types are supported with on-premises version of Dynamics 365 Sales. OAuth and Office 365 (legacy – basic) and Office 365 (modern – MFA) authentication are supported for online versions of Dynamics 365 Sales. For more information about authentication types, see Connection strings in XRM tooling to connect to Dynamics 365.
See Also
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