# Hardware Guidelines for the Azure Active Directory Index Server

Verify that the Index Server for Azure Active Directory meets the hardware guidelines. The Index Server stores metadata and provides browsing and searching capabilities.

Guidelines |
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CPU or vCPU | 4 cores
RAM | 8 GB

## Index Server Hardware Requirements

The index server must have the Index Gateway and Index Store packages installed. For more information, see Install the Index Store package and the Index Gateway package.

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