Prerequisites

Before installing SLOzy, verify that your environment meets the following requirements.

Software Requirements

Component	Version	Notes
Go	1.25+	Required for building from source
Node.js	20+	Required for frontend development
npm	10+	Ships with Node.js 20+
PostgreSQL	15+	Primary data store
Redis	7+	Optional — caching and WebSocket pub/sub

Hardware Recommendations

Environment	CPU	RAM	Disk
Development / Evaluation	2 cores	4 GB	10 GB
Production (small)	2 cores	4 GB	20 GB SSD
Production (medium)	4 cores	8 GB	50 GB SSD
Production (large)	8+ cores	16 GB	100 GB SSD

Required System Packages

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git curl build-essential

macOS

xcode-select --install
brew install git

Dependency Verification

go version    # Must be >= 1.25.0
node --version # Must be >= 20.0.0
npm --version  # Must be >= 10.0.0
psql --version # Must be >= 15.0
redis-server --version  # Optional, must be >= 7.0

Network Requirements

• PostgreSQL: port 5432
• Redis: port 6379 (optional)
• SLOzy API: port 8080 (configurable via PORT)
• SLOzy Frontend: port 3000 (configurable)
• Prometheus: port 9090 (if using bundled monitoring)
• Grafana: port 3001 (if using bundled dashboards)

Next Steps

Once all prerequisites are met, proceed to the Quick Start Guide.