# Installation Requirements Supported Platforms Installing the Software Directory Structure ## Requirements To run this database, the following software stack is known to work. Other software most likely also works, but is not tested as much. ### Database Engine Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X, or Linux Oracle Java 8 or newer Recommended Windows file system: NTFS (FAT32 only supports files up to 4 GB) ### H2 Console Mozilla Firefox ## Supported Platforms As this database is written in Java, it can run on many different platforms. It is tested with Java 8 and 11. All major operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, ...) are supported. ## Installing the Software To install the software, run the installer or unzip it to a directory of your choice. ## Directory Structure After installing, you should get the following directory structure:
Directory | Contents
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bin | JAR and batch files
docs | Documentation
docs/html | HTML pages
docs/javadoc | Javadoc files
ext | External dependencies (downloaded when building)
service | Tools to run the database as a Windows Service
src | Source files
src/docsrc | Documentation sources
src/installer | Installer, shell, and release build script
src/main | Database engine source code
src/test | Test source code
src/tools | Tools and database adapters source code