Operating System Compatibility by Deployment Type
DBConvert Streams now ships through two main distribution paths:
- desktop apps for local installation
- Docker-based deployment for local and self-hosted environments
This page describes compatibility by deployment model instead of treating all operating systems as one installation path.
Desktop app compatibility
Desktop apps are available for:
Use the current install surface for desktop downloads and package variants:
Docker deployment compatibility
Docker remains the recommended self-hosted deployment model for server and team environments.
Verified Linux host environments
DBConvert Streams Docker deployments have been validated on these Linux hosts:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Debian 10
- Debian 11
- Debian 12
- CentOS 7
- CentOS 8
- CentOS Stream 8
- CentOS Stream 9
- Fedora 33+
- RHEL 8
- RHEL 9
- Amazon Linux 2
- Amazon Linux 2023
Windows and macOS with Docker
Windows and macOS can also run local Docker-based setups, typically through Docker Desktop.
Use these pages when you want the Docker route instead of the desktop app:
System requirements
Desktop apps
General minimum expectations:
- 2 CPU cores
- 2 GB RAM minimum
- 1 GB free disk space
Docker deployments
For Docker-based environments, use at least:
- Docker Engine 24.0 or newer
- Docker Compose v2.20 or newer
- 2 CPU cores minimum
- 2 GB RAM minimum
- 2 GB free disk space
Production-oriented self-hosted environments should plan for more memory and CPU headroom than local evaluation installs.
Cloud hosting
DBConvert Streams can also be deployed on cloud infrastructure that supports Docker-based hosting, including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr, and similar VPS or VM platforms.
Use the deployment guides under /deployment/* for the provider-specific Docker path.
Reporting compatibility issues
If you hit an OS-specific issue, include:
- operating system and version
- whether the issue is in the desktop app or Docker deployment
- Docker version and Compose version if applicable
- a concise reproduction path
- logs or screenshots where relevant