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The master server will require at least 250 GB of free disk space on a case-sensitive file system and must run some variety of UNIX. The installation script will download the software branches you select, and then install a cron job that will run regularly to check for updates.
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+Software installation and update are initiated from your local server at your site and downloaded from our servers. http is used to query our servers to check for update, and rsync is used to download the updates. Outbound HTTP, and RSYNC is necessary.
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![NFS-based installation](images/site_diagram.png "NFS-based installation")
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## Pre-Installation
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| Hard Drive Space | 250 GB required |
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| Operating System | Linux, OS X and other UNIX |
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| Privileges | Root account (Linux) or Administrator account (Mac) |
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+| network | Outbound http, rsync (ports 80 and 873, 8080) |
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Email [accounts@sbgrid.org](accounts@sbgrid.org) to request the installation script for the software. Be sure to include the following information in your email:
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