System requirements for CyberArk Vault Synchronizer

This topic describes the system requirements for the Vault Synchronizer.

Hardware requirements

The Vault Synchronizer must be installed on a dedicated machine with a unique host name and the following minimum requirements:

CPU	4 core
Memory	8 GB

Install Vault Synchronizer on a clean machine with no other Vault Synchronizer.
Install Vault Synchronizer as close as possible to the Privileged Access Manager - Self-Hosted environment or Privilege Cloud deployment, preferably in the same region.
When installing more than one Vault Synchronizer, make sure that each Vault Synchronizer machine has a unique host name.

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
For FIPS Compliance: FIPS-enabled Windows Server 2016, 2019

For details on enabling FIPS on Windows Server, see the Microsoft documentation.

The Vault Synchronizer is compatible with the following CyberArk components:

Component	Compatible Versions
PAM - Self-Hosted	All supported PAM - Self-Hosted versions For details, see the CyberArk PAM Self-Hosted End-of-Life dates.
Privilege Cloud	--
Conjur Enterprise	All supported versions For installation details, see CyberArk Secrets Manager End-of-Life dates.

Component

Compatible Versions

PAM - Self-Hosted

All supported PAM - Self-Hosted versions

Privilege Cloud

Conjur Enterprise

All supported versions

The Vault Synchronizer and the LOB users are PAM - Self-Hosted /Privilege Cloud users of type AppProvider, and require appropriate licenses.