Liferay Portal runs on all major application servers and servlet containers. It works with all the important database servers on the market. Its requirements are minimal on hardware and software.
In this section, we will talk about the running environment for Liferay Portal. We will also install Java Development Kit (JDK), which is the infrastructure for Liferay Portal to operate. We will install MySQL database for Liferay Portal to connect to. This is the preparation for the installation of a Liferay Portal site in Chapter 2, Installing a Liferay Portal Instance.
To install Liferay Portal, you need more than 300 MB of disk space and at least 1 GB of Random Access Memory (RAM). The application server or servlet container that houses Liferay Portal runs at a port. You should make sure that other applications on your computer are not using that port.
Liferay Portal is written in Java. It runs on any computer where you can install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and an application server or a servlet container. It runs on computers that support either 32-bit JVM or 64-bit JVM.
Some features of Liferay Portal also need a mail server for support.