---
title: "System requirements"
description: "TrustEdge compatibility, network requirements, and virtual machine setup options."
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/trustedge/system-requirements.html
---

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## Supported operating systems and architectures

TrustEdge supports various operating systems, distributions, architectures and virtual machines, ensuring compatibility across different environments.

| Category | Supported items |
|:-------------|:--------------|
| Operating systems         | Windows 11 <br> Debian 11.x and later <br> Ubuntu 22.04 and later <br> Raspberry Pi OS (Debian 11.x–based) <br> Yocto <br> Zephyr RTOS           |
| Processor architectures    | x64 <br> ARM32 <br> ARM64 <br> ARM Cortex-M (STM32)           |

## Supported virtual machines

| Environment | Configuration |
|:-------------|:--------------|
| Virtual machine         | Ubuntu 22.04 (x64)           |
| Host systems    | macOS <br> Windows 11 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

## Network requirements

TrustEdge requires outbound connectivity to the following ports and protocols. The following table lists the required network connectivity for TrustEdge:

| Component | Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| TrustEdge agent → Device Trust Manager | 8883 | MQTT over TLS | Secure device communication |
| TrustEdge agent → Device Trust Manager | 1883 | MQTT | Non-secure device communication |
| TrustEdge EST client | 443 | HTTPS | Certificate enrollment (EST) |
| TrustEdge SCEP client | 80 | HTTP | Certificate enrollment (SCEP) |

Depending on your network configuration, you may also need to allowlist specific DigiCert domains and IP addresses. See <a href="https://docs.digicert.com/en/platform-overview/platform-ip-addresses-and-urls.html" target="_blank" title="Platform IP addresses and URLs">Platform IP addresses and URLs</a>.

## Virtual machine requirements

You can install TrustEdge on a virtual machine using a Linux image to explore its capabilities without physical IoT hardware.

- **macOS (ARM64) prerequisites**
  1. Install a macOS-compatible virtual machine. For example, [UTM](https://docs.getutm.app/installation/macos/), [VMware](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Fusion/13/com.vmware.fusion.using.doc/GUID-ACC3A019-93D3-442C-A34E-F7755DF6733B.html), or [Parallels](https://download.parallels.com/desktop/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels%20Desktop%20User's%20Guide/32659.htm).
  2. Install [Ubuntu 22.04 ARM64](https://ubuntu.com/download/server/arm) operating system on the virtual machine.
  
> **Tip**
>
> For details on installing the virtual machine, refer to the selected virtual machine's documentation.

- **Windows 11 (x64) prerequisites:**
  1. Open PowerShell and install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) using Ubuntu 22.04 x64.
     ```powershell
     wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04
     ```
  
> **Tip**
>
> See [Microsoft WSL documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/) for details on installing and configuring WSL.