System Requirements for Metasploit Pro
The following system requirements are necessary to ensure you have the best experience with Metasploit Pro.
Hardware requirements
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | x86_64 2 GHz+ | - |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Disk space | 1 GB | 50 GB |
Operating Systems
64-bit versions of the following platforms are supported:
| Vendor Platform | OS | Vendor Standard EOL | Vendor Extended EOL | Rapid7 Support EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Ubuntu Linux 26.04 LTS (Recommended) | April 1, 2031 | April 1, 2036 | April 1, 2036 |
| Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS | April 1, 2029 | April 1, 2034 | April 1, 2034 | |
| Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS | April 1, 2027 | April 1, 2032 | April 1, 2032 | |
| Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS | May 1, 2025 | April 1, 2030 | April 1, 2030 | |
| Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS | May 1, 2023 | April 1, 2028 | April 1, 2028 | |
| Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS | April 1, 2021 | April 1, 2026 | April 1, 2026 | |
| Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS | April 1, 2019 | April 1, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | |
| Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | October 13, 2026 | October 14, 2031 | October 14, 2031 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 | January 9, 2029 | January 9, 2029 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | January 11, 2022 | January 12, 2027 | January 12, 2027 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | October 9, 2018 | October 10, 2023 | October 10, 2023 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | October 14, 2025 | October 14, 2025 | October 14, 2025 | |
| Microsoft Windows 11 | Rolling per version | - | - | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 10 | May 31, 2030 | May 31, 2035 | May 31, 2035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9 | May 31, 2027 | May 31, 2035 | May 31, 2035 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2032 | May 31, 2032 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 | August 6, 2019 | June 30, 2028 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 | November 10, 2016 | June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 |
Browsers
We support the most recent version of the following browsers:
- Google Chrome (latest)
- Mozilla Firefox (latest)
- Microsoft Edge (latest)