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Requirements

Section titled “Requirements”

This page details the system requirements for running Mantis.

Hardware Requirements

Section titled “Hardware Requirements”

Minimum (Development/Testing)

Section titled “Minimum (Development/Testing)”
ResourceSpecification
CPU2 cores
RAM4 GB
Storage20 GB
Network100 Mbps
Section titled “Recommended (Production)”
ResourceSpecification
CPU4+ cores
RAM8+ GB
Storage50+ GB SSD
Network1 Gbps

Software Requirements

Section titled “Software Requirements”

Container Runtime

Section titled “Container Runtime”
SoftwareVersionNotes
Docker24.0+Required for containerized deployment
Docker Compose2.20+For orchestrating services

Database

Section titled “Database”
SoftwareVersionNotes
PostgreSQL16+Primary data store

Message Queue

Section titled “Message Queue”
SoftwareVersionNotes
RabbitMQ3.12+Optional — enables push-based dispatch; Mandible falls back to polling when disabled. When used, TLS is required (a CA certificate must be configured)

Cache

Section titled “Cache”
SoftwareVersionNotes
Redis7.0+Required (same as PostgreSQL) — auth token revocation (fails closed), sessions, cluster coordination

Network Requirements

Section titled “Network Requirements”

Ports

Section titled “Ports”
PortServiceProtocolRequired
5173Lens UIHTTPSYes
3000Mandible APIHTTP/HTTPSYes
50051Thorax gRPCgRPC/TLSYes
5432PostgreSQLTCPInternal
5671RabbitMQAMQPSInternal
6379RedisTCPInternal

Firewall Rules

Section titled “Firewall Rules”

TLS Certificates

Section titled “TLS Certificates”

Mantis requires TLS certificates for:

  • Server certificates - For Lens, Mandible, and Thorax
  • Client certificates - For Tarsus agents (mTLS)
  • CA certificate - For signing and verification

See TLS Certificates for certificate setup.

Browser Support

Section titled “Browser Support”

The Lens UI supports:

  • Chrome 90+
  • Firefox 88+
  • Safari 14+
  • Edge 90+

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”