Updated date: August 20th, 2025


The BioStar 2 Software System and Server Specifications and Requirements are available in the Help menu located at the top bar menu, which can be found after logging in to the BioStar 2 web client, as shown in the image below, or by clicking on help at the start of BioStar 2 software login UI. 

Inside the Help Menu of BioStar 2 → Installation → Minimum System Requirements → check for BOTH Server Requirement and Client Requirement. 

Make sure to use the proper Server PC for BioStar 2 Software based on System requirements. 

  • BioStar 2 works just the same in a Virtual Environment as in a Physical Host

▶ If you wish to install BioStar 2 Software or Database in a VM Server, please follow the same guidelines as for a physical host, and in case of virtual threads for processing power, you may add threads as you see the server requires more due the amount of transactions (AC/TA events and number of devices in the system).

  • MSSQL 2008 is not supported. 


BioStar 2 Version 2.9.10 or higher version

BioStar 2 Software Version 2.9.10 and above supports MS SQL Server 2022. And, TLS 1.2 is supported for MS SQL secure communication.




BioStar 2 Version 2.9.5 or higher version


BioStar 2 Software Version 2.9.5 and above can be installed in Chrome and Edge Version 117.x.x.x or higher 


BioStar 2 Version 2.8.14 or higher version


Removed JAVA version due to supporting OpenJDK.




BioStar 2.8.4 or higher version 


Updated RAM and MEMORY(HDD/SSD) spec.



BioStar 2.8.1 or higher version


Added MS SQL Server 2019 to Database List




BioStar 2.7.14 or higher version


Added MS SQL Server 2017 to Database List.




BioStar 2.6 - BioStar 2.7.12

* We have tested BioStar 2 in Windows Server 2012(x64) and Windows Server 2016(64).




BioStar 2.5 


Note for MS SQL users (as shown in the manual note)

If you are using MS SQL Server 2012, install the SQL Server Native Client by referring to the following web page. If MS SQL Server and BioStar 2 are installed on different PCs, you should install the Native Client on a PC with BioStar 2 installed.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50402



The information below is based on BioStar 2.5.0 hotfix version