System requirements for Citrix Licensing

Last published : Oct 19, 2026

Requirements for Licensing

Citrix Licensing is compatible with the same hardware required to support the compatible operating systems. Extra hardware is not required.
Notes:
  • Starting with version 11.17.2 build 51000, License Activation Service does not support cluster platforms.
  • We do not support running third party vendor daemons on the Citrix License Server, or the Citrix vendor daemon on third party license servers.
  • The License Server does not support multi-homing (two network cards plugged into distinct networks).
  • The Citrix Licensing Manager installs licenses only on the License Server where it is installed.
  • License Servers don't communicate with each other.
Operating system:
You can install the License Server on servers running the following Microsoft operating systems. We recommend that you install the latest Microsoft Service Pack and updates.
  • Windows Server 2025 Family
  • Windows Server 2022 Family
  • Windows Server 2019 Family
  • Windows Server 2016 Family
Server Core installations are not supported.
Disk space requirement:
  • Minimum 8 GB RAM
  • 500 MB for the licensing components
  • 2 GB for user/device licensing
  • More disk space might be required based on the retention period of historical data that configured in the Citrix Licensing Manager. For more information, see Historical use.
  • More disk space might be required if you choose to manually upload the compliance data with Citrix. For more information, see Citrix Licensing Telemetry.
Microsoft .NET Framework minimum requirements:
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2
Cluster platforms:
  • Windows Server 2025 Family
  • Windows Server 2022 Family
  • Windows Server 2019 Family
  • Windows Server 2016 Family
Browsers:
We tested the following browsers. Other browsers might work, but all functionality might not be available.
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Safari

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