System and network requirements

For new customers, Wordbee Beebox is a 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) application. This section of the documentation is retained for existing customers who have the application installed on a local server.

System requirements

The following specifications are necessary to install and use Beebox:

Microsoft® Windows Vista/7/8/10, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft® Internet Information Services 7 or later (included with Windows, but typically must be activated)
Minimum 2 GB of RAM
Minimum 1 GB of disk space
Internet Connection

The Beebox speed is optimized if you focus on choosing a fast processor and fast RAM. Disk speed is less important as is the number of cores (2 to 4 cores are sufficient).

Firewall settings

Before you install the Beebox, make sure that you add the following firewall rules:

Authorize outbound connections on TCP port 32572 to api.wordbee-translator.com
This outbound port is used by the Beebox Windows Service to connect to the Wordbee for license activation and validation. The port is further required if the Beebox is linked to the Wordbee Translator TMS.

If you want to access the Beebox UI or API from outside, make sure to further authorize:

Inbound TCP Port 8089

For more info as well as port number options and SSL activation please go here.

Space requirements

The following figures are indicative:


Low volume	One or more small to mid-sized CMS. 4 GB RAM and 10 GB disk free space for Beebox user data (source & translated files, translation memories).
Medium volume	Multiple small or mid-sized CMS, each having a few hundreds of pages. 8 GB RAM and 20 GB disk free space for Beebox user data.
High volume	Major CMS systems with thousands to millions of pages. 16 GB RAM and disk space accounting for global content size.

Advanced reading: Calculating exact space requirements

Third-party software

You may optionally want to install these software packages:

Microsoft Word®, Excel®, and Powerpoint® if and only if the native document formats need to be supported (see important setup instructions). Office is not required to process .docx, .pptx or .xlsx files.
Adobe Indesign if and only if .indd files need to be supported Indesign is not required to process .idml files.

Windows components

The software requires Windows features to be enabled. The setup program will automatically enable or download those if not present. You can also enable these features manually prior to installation.

Microsoft® .Net Framework 4.7.2 (System upgrade)
ASP.NET 4.7.2 (Windows feature)
IIS .Net Extensibility 4.7.2 (Windows feature)
ISAPI Filters and ISAPI Extensions (Windows feature)
IIS Security Request filtering (Windows feature)
Common HTTP features - Default document (Windows feature)

Next: Installing the software