Supported operating systems:
Additional requirements for hosting on Linux
If you wish to host the ASP.NET Core application on Linux-based machines:
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 on October 10, 2023. See the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 reaching end of support (opens in a new tab) article for more information.
As a result, these operating systems are no longer supported or tested for Kentico Xperience.
Kentico Xperience 13 support ends on December 31, 2026
After this date, Kentico no longer provides hotfixes, security patches, or technical support for Xperience 13. See the Product support lifecycle (opens in a new tab) for details. We recommend planning your upgrade to Xperience by Kentico.
.NET 8 and .NET 9
Microsoft ends support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 on November 10, 2026. See the .NET support policy (opens in a new tab) for more information.
To keep receiving .NET security updates, we recommend migrating ASP.NET Core live site projects to .NET 10 (opens in a new tab).
We recommend that you install the following components on the computer where you want to run Kentico Xperience. If you do not install these components before installing Xperience, the Installer is capable of downloading and installing them or their suitable alternatives on its own. In such cases, your computer must be connected to the Internet.
The following table lists instructions on how to install different versions of IIS on different operating systems.
Internet Information Services version | Operating system | Details and installation instructions |
|---|---|---|
IIS 7.5 | Windows 7 | Not supported |
Windows Server 2008 | ||
IIS 8.0 | Windows Server 2012 | Installing IIS on Windows Server 2012 (opens in a new tab) |
IIS 8.5 | Windows 8.1 | Installing IIS 8.5 (opens in a new tab) |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | ||
IIS 10 | Windows 10, 11 | Same process as IIS 8.5 |
Windows Server 2016, 2019 |
For the Xperience Installer to work correctly with your IIS, check that the following features are installed on your computer:
See Configuring IIS for the installation of Xperience for instructions.
Note: The application in IIS must use an Application Pool with Managed Pipeline Mode set to Integrated. Classic mode is not supported.
The system may also work with other configurations. However, Xperience does not guarantee correct functionality for unsupported options.
Xperience has the following requirements when using a traditional hosting server (dedicated or shared):
Note: The recommended hosting parameters depend on the scale and implementation details of each project. Very large or heavily trafficked websites may have significantly higher requirements. For virtual hosting servers, the listed values refer to the memory capacity available for your web application, not the server's overall resources.
You can pick from the list of our partners (opens in a new tab) to find a hosting solution.
Xperience supports the Microsoft Azure (opens in a new tab) platform, including Azure SQL, Azure Storage, and other services.
For details about hosting live site applications running on ASP.NET Core, see Deploying and hosting ASP.NET Core applications.
To develop websites and integrate custom code, you need Visual Studio 2019 or 2022.
Xperience requires the .NET Compiler Platform ( (opens in a new tab) compiler to run. Do not uninstall the default Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform (opens in a new tab) NuGet package from the Xperience web project.
The Xperience administration interface is optimized for the 1920x1080 resolution (also known as 1080p or Full HD). Xperience makes use of the resolution to display graph areas and other elements correctly. Using Xperience on lower resolutions may result in some of the UI elements displaying incorrectly.
We officially support and strongly recommend using the latest versions of the browsers. Older browser versions (up to several versions back) should work correctly, but may display simplified renderings of certain components.
JavaScript must be enabled and allowed in the browser for the administration interface to work correctly.
The list of supported browsers above also applies to visitors of websites running on Xperience.
However, the exact browser requirements always depend on the implementation of specific websites. With appropriate styling, live websites can work well in a wide variety of browsers, including responsiveness and general support for mobile browsers.