Engrafo software

Engrafo supplies a knowledge sharing platform which automatically and structured collects information about your business-critical data and how they’re used for analysis and reports throughout your organization.

Visit our website for more information on Engrafo: http://www.engrafo.eu

Actual version: Engrafo v 2026.1, Windows 32 bit

Actual version: Engrafo v 2026.1, Windows 64 bit

Actual version: Engrafo v 2026.1, ARM/Windows 64 bit

Engrafo is a web application and must be installed on a webserver with access to a MS SQL Database.

For test purposes you can also install Engrafo on a desktop: Installation - server/desktop

or use the Install helper for easy first time setup that allows installation on premises or in Docker.

Components

Engrafo is a asp.net application build with Razor Pages

For authentication and authorization it connects to the chosen Active Directory or locally defined authorization

Deployment

Engrafo can be deployed in the following environments

• On premises

• In Cloud

• Running in Docker, with

  • SQL image (latest inside Docker)

  • SQL on premises

  • SQL in Cloud

It is recommended to use a dedicated service-account for communication between Engrafo-app and SQL server

Below is the recommended requirements.

Engrafo – System Requirements (On-Premises)

Prerequisites

• IIS 10 or newer

• .NET 8 Hosting Bundle

• Microsoft SQL Server (2022 or 2025 recommended)

• Windows Server 2019/2022 or Linux (Docker option)

• HTTPS (TLS certificate)

Application Server (IIS / Web Tier)

Small installation

(<1k entries, 1–10 users, 1–2 concurrent)

• CPU: 4 vCPU

• RAM: 16 GB

• Disk: 100 GB SSD

• Network: 1 Gbps

Medium installation

(1k–10k entries, 10–50 users, ~4–8 concurrent)

• CPU: 8 vCPU

• RAM: 32 GB

• Disk: 150–250 GB SSD

• Network: 1 Gbps

Large installation

(10k+ entries, 50–200 users, 8–20 concurrent)

• CPU: 8–12 vCPU

• RAM: 32–64 GB

• Disk: 250+ GB SSD/NVMe

• Network: 1–10 Gbps

SQL Server (Database Tier)

Minimum (small setup)

• CPU: 4 vCPU

• RAM: 16 GB

• Disk: 250 GB SSD

• Storage layout:

  • Data

  • Logs

  • TempDB (separate recommended)

Recommended (production)

• CPU: 8–12 vCPU

• RAM: 32–64 GB

• Disk: 500 GB – 1 TB NVMe

• Separate disks for:

  • Data

  • Logs

  • TempDB

  • Backups

AI / Vector-enabled (SQL Server 2025)

• CPU: 12–16 vCPU

• RAM: 64–128 GB

• Disk: 1 TB+ NVMe

• Use SQL Server 2025 (vector support)

Network

• Minimum: 1 Gbps LAN

• Recommended: Low latency (<1 ms) between IIS and SQL

• Ports:

  • 443 (HTTPS)

  • 1433 (SQL, internal only)

Docker Deployment

Recommended setup

• App in Docker

• SQL Server outside Docker

Docker host

• Small: 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM

• Production: 8 vCPU / 16–32 GB RAM