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This article describes the compatibility of Assets Server with other systems.

Use the links for more detailed information about a specific product version and its compatibility with other systems.

Info: Versions that are not supported or have reached their end of life are not listed.

Operating systems

Note: The following information applies to running Assets Server as a Search node, a Processing node, a Job Runner node, or any combination of these roles.

Linux

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of Linux:

Note: Requires 64bit x86 compatible hardware.

RedHat Linux 8 / CentOS 8

RedHat Linux 7 / CentOS 7

Not all file types are supported when using a Linux (processing) server.
For more information see Supported file types.

CentOS/RHEL 7 use systemd. The Assets Server startup scripts are
LSB-compliant and will therefore also work with systemd.

Windows

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of Windows:

Note: Requires 64bit x86 compatible hardware.

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012

macOS

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of macOS:

Note: Requires 64bit Intel hardware.

macOS 10.14 (Mojave)

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)

Adobe InDesign

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of Adobe InDesign (requires Assets for InDesign to be installed in InDesign):

Tip: How to check the version of Assets for InDesign that is installed.

InDesign version	Assets for InDesign version	Comments
Adobe 2021	4.2.1 (shipped with Assets Server 6.56) or higher
Adobe 2020	3.7.1 (shipped with Elvis 6.40) or higher
CC 2019	3.5.0 (shipped with Elvis 6.23) or higher	Not supported for the 32bit version of Windows.
CC 2018	3.4.0 (shipped with Elvis 6.12) or higher	Not supported for the 32bit version of Windows.
CC 2017	3.1.0 (shipped with Elvis 5.19) till 4.1.0 (shipped with Assets Server 6.48 – 6.55)	Not supported for the 32bit version of Windows.

Assets Agent

Assets Agent can be used with the following operating systems:

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

Windows 8

macOS 10.15 (Catalina)

macOS 10.14 (Mojave)

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)

Smart Mover

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of Smart Mover:

Smart Mover 10

Studio / Content Station

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of Studio and Content Station:

Studio	All versions.
Content Station 11 (Aurora)	All versions.

Studio Server / Enterprise Server

Assets Server can be used with the following supported versions of Studio Server and Enterprise Server:

Note: This applies only to the compatibility between Assets Server and Studio Server / Enterprise Server as a whole. Any plug-ins for Studio Server / Enterprise Server are not guaranteed to be backwards compatible for server versions that they are not released with.

Studio Server 10.11

Enterprise Server 10.5

Enterprise Server 10.1

Studio for InDesign / Smart Connection

Assets Server can be used with the following versions of Studio for InDesign, and Smart Connection:

Notes:

Even though the workflows of using Assets for InDesign and that of using the Studio / Smart Connection plug-ins in InDesign are completely separate, compatible versions are required to have them installed simultaneously within the same instance of InDesign.
For Studio for InDesign, Assets for InDesign needs to be installed in InDesign.
For Smart Connection, the Elvis InDesign plug-in needs to be installed in InDesign

Studio for InDesign and InCopy 2020

Smart Connection 15 for Adobe 2020

Smart Connection 14 for Adobe CC 2019

Smart Connection 13 for Adobe CC 2018

Smart Connection 12 for Adobe CC 2017

Web browsers

Notes:

A Web browser is used for accessing the Management Console and Assets.
Only the latest version of the listed Web browser is supported.

Assets Server can be used with the following Web browsers:

Apple Safari

Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

Revisions

24 November 2020: Added section 'Smart Mover'.
24 November 2020: Removed references of Content Station 9.
23 November 2020: Removed references of Mac OS 10.11 and 10.12.
23 November 2020: Removed references Enterprise Server 10.0, 10.2-10.4, 10.6-10.10.
23 November 2020: Removed references of Smart Connection 10 for Adobe CC 2014 and Smart Connection 11 for Adobe CC 2015.
18 November 2020: Removed references of Windows Server 2008 R2.
18 November 2020: Removed references of Windows 7.
18 November 2020: Removed references of Internet Explorer 11.
3 November 2020: Updated section 'Adobe InDesign' with Adobe 2021.