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title: Overview
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updated: "2026-09-15"
category: i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 2. Requirements / 2.1 Chapter Overview
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# Overview

In this chapter we will be reviewing the following requirements and providing the steps to install and configure additional software needed to support i2b2.

## ![content.emoticon.clipboard](https://i2b2.atlassian.net/wiki/s/-1972019922/6452/9b13d7cbf5a6495763ce320e64e4584e5b8eb560/_/images/icons/emoticons/72/1f4cb.png) Requirements Overview

|  | **Category** | **Description** | **Details** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Database Requirements | Reviews the Database Management Systems supported by the i2b2 and any other requirements. | Supported DBMS, additional requirements. |
| 2 | Browser Requirements | Web browsers supported by the i2b2. | List of compatible web browsers. |
| 3 | i2b2 Server Requirements | Outlines the required software from 3rd party vendors.Installation steps for installing the 3rd party software on your i2b2 Server.Recommended configuration settings for the 3rd party software. | Required 3rd party software, installation guide, configuration settings. |
| 4 | i2b2 Web Server Requirements | Outlines the software that has to be installed on the Web Server that will host your i2b2 Administration Module and Web Client.Steps for installing the required software on either a Linux or Windows Server. | Software for i2b2 Administration Module and Web Client, installation steps for Linux/Windows. |
| 5 | i2b2 Software | Accessing and downloading the required i2b2 software. | Instructions for obtaining i2b2 software. |