PaperCut on 64-bit platforms
Will PaperCut run on Windows 64-bit platforms?
Yes. PaperCut will run fine on Windows 64-bit platforms including Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Vista 64 bit Edition and Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008. Download the standard Windows installer.
PaperCut Software also makes a special 64-bit optimized version of avaliable that is compatible with PaperCut version 8 and above. It is designed for larger customers running on 64-bit platforms that need to take advantage of more than 2Gb address space. The 64-bit optimized edition (distributed as an add-on pack installer) and works by replacing some of the key performance oriented binaries with 64-bit optimized version offering improved scalability. The 64-bit optimized versions are usually only beneficial on networks supporting 20,000 users or more. It allows the application server to allocate higher thread counts and memory limits. If the installation is smaller then this, then it's actually a disadvantage to run the 64-bit version as the use of 64-bit pointers doubles typical reference memory usage (so it's important to have more physical memory available).
If you feel your organization would benefit from the 64-bit optimized version you can download the 64-bit addon-pack from:
This add-on pack must be applied to to any edition of PaperCut and any version later than version 8+.
If you choose to install the 64-bit add-on pack, we ask that you email us at support@papercut.com. We'd like to track the usage of the add-on pack to help us decide on if we should offer an independent 64-bit windows installer (like we do for Linux), or continue with the add-on pack approach. 64-bit is becoming more prominent and this information will help us decided when to make the switch.
Does PaperCut run on 64-bit Linux systems?
Yes. PaperCut will run fine on x64 Linux system (both AMD64/x86-64 and IA64). A separate release for x64 servers is provided. This is a native compiled 64-bit version optimized for the architecture and it's libraries. Please ensure you download the version that matches your operating system. A quick way to test is to type uname -m at the command-prompt. If the output is x86_64 then your system will require the x64 version.
Categories: Implementation / Deployment, Architecture
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