Hardware Requirements
Minimum Specifications
Building the IC protocol requires substantial system resources for compilation and testing.
CPU
- Architecture: x86-64 based system
- Intel or AMD 64-bit processor
Memory
- Minimum: 16 GB RAM/SWAP
- More memory will improve build performance
Disk Space
- Minimum: 100 GB available disk space
- Additional space recommended for caching and artifacts
- Build artifacts are stored in the
artifacts/directory
Operating System
Supported Platforms
Ubuntu 22.04 or newer
Primary supported platform for building IC
x86-64 Architecture
Required for all builds
While other Linux distributions may work, Ubuntu 22.04+ is the officially supported and tested platform.
Software Dependencies
Required Software
The following tools must be installed on your system:Podman
Podman is required for containerized builds.Git
Git is required for cloning the repository and version control.Python 3
Python 3.x is required for running verification scripts.curl
Required for downloading artifacts and verification.Build Tools
Bazel
The IC protocol uses Bazel 8.6.0 as its build system.The exact Bazel version is specified in the
.bazelversion file in the repository root.Verification Requirements
For verifying release reproducibility:Containerized Build Environment
If you don’t want to install all dependencies directly on your system, you can use the containerized build environment:Environment Configuration
For building IC-OS images locally, additional environment configuration is required. The required packages are defined in:Next Steps
Building the IC
Learn how to build the Internet Computer Protocol
Verifying Releases
Verify build reproducibility of IC-OS images