1.2 Software Requirements

The software requirements for running the Marginalia Search Engine are:

• Linux, probably doesn’t matter which distro, the instructions assume something Debian or Ubuntu-like. If you’re running something else, especially something other than Linux, it may or may not work.
• Docker (install guides)
• Docker Compose (install guides)
• Java (use sdkman to install):
• • JDK 22 for the latest released version of the system
• • JDK 23 for the head of the git repository