Gentics CMS Compatibility List

This list gives an overview over different components and the available support. We suggest that the components that were marked as supported should be used.

Older versions of components may no longer be tested. Please take a look at the archived list for information about older components.

This list was last updated 24.07.2020.

1 Databases

1.1 MariaDB

Minor Version Supported Notes
10.5 No
10.4 No
10.3 Yes¹
10.2 Yes Since Gentics CMS 5.29.0
10.1 Yes Since Gentics CMS 5.25.0
10.0 Yes Since Gentics CMS 5.25.0
5.5 Yes Since Gentics CMS 5.25.0

1.2 Oracle MySQL

Due to a specific support contract we are obliged to support the latest version of the Oracle MySQL Enterprise Edition Server.

Minor Version Supported Notes
5.7 Yes² See note below for additional information
5.6 Yes² Since Gentics CMS 5.12.22 / 5.13.8. See note below for additional information
5.5 Yes Since Gentics CMS 5.12.22 / 5.13.8. See note below for additional information
5.1 and below No

Please note that some custom my.cnf mysqld setting must be applied. Please check the admin installation guide

2 JDBC Driver

2.1 MariaDB Connector/J

Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes
2.7 2.7.0 Yes¹ Default CMS JDBC connector (shipped)

This is the default JDBC connector used for MariaDB and MySQL databases for the CMS and ContentRepositories

2.2 MySQL JDBC Connector

Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes
5.1 5.1.41 Yes Using the latest 5.1.x is recommended
5.1 5.1.10 No This version contains a bug which could lead to performance issues.
5.0 5.0.5 No –

3 Operating Systems

3.1 Debian Linux

Major Version Version Supported Notes
11 11.* – Bullseye Yes¹ The default version of MariaDB included in this distribution (MariaDB 10.5) is not supported.
10 10.* – Buster Yes –
9 9.* – Stretch Yes –
8 and below – No

3.2 SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES)

Major Version Supported Notes
12 Yes² SP2
11 Yes –

3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (REL)

Major Version Version Supported Notes
8 8.2 Yes² –
7 7.3 Yes –
6 6.0 Yes –

4 Webserver

We are shipping configuration files for Apache. Other webservers will probably also work, but are not being tested by us.

4.1 PHP Hypertext Preprocessor

Version Supported Notes
7.2.x Yes
7.1.x Yes –
7.0.x Yes –
5.6.x Yes –
5.5.x On Inquiry
5.4.x Yes –
5.3.x Yes –
5.3.x Yes –

PHP 7 comes with a big performance boost (Twice as fast as PHP 5). Using PHP 7 is therefore recommended if available on your platform.

5 Application Server

5.1 Tomcat

Currently only the included Apache Tomcat Server is supported for Gentics CMS. The included Apache Tomcat will be updated regularly.

6 Java / JVM / JDK

6.1 OpenJDK

Minor Version Supported Notes
11.0 Yes Since 5.34.0
1.8 Yes JDK amd64, install the distribution package if available
1.7 and below No

6.2 Oracle JVM (HotSpot)

Minor Version Supported Notes
1.8 Yes x86-64 Bit
1.7 and below No

7 Browser

7.1 Mozilla Firefox

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

7.2 Microsoft Internet Explorer

Major Version Supported Notes
11.x Yes¹ All content editing features are supported in Internet Explorer 11. Please use one of our other supported browsers for administrative features, like configuration of user permissions.
10.x and below No –

Please note that Microsoft Internet Explorer is only supported when the default compatibility headers of your Gentics CMS installation are not modified.

7.3 Google Chrome

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

7.4 Microsoft Edge

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

8 Gentics Content.Repository

The following tables also refer to compatibility with CrSync or Portal.Connector.

8.1 Databases

8.1.1 MariaDB

See: See: MariaDB

8.1.2 Oracle MySQL

See: See: Oracle MySQL

8.1.3 HSQLDB
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
1 1.8.0.10 – –
8.1.4 Oracle Server
Major Version Tested version Supported
12 12.2 (12.2.0.1) Yes¹
11g 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1.0) (1. September 2009) Yes²
11g 11g Release 2 (11.1.0.6.0) (1. September 2009) Yes²
11g 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.6.0) (11 July 2007) ?
8.1.5 Microsoft SQL Server
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
2008 2008 (Express) Yes¹ Passed Microsoft Platform Test
2005 2005 No Passed Microsoft Platform Test

8.2 JDBC Driver

8.2.1 MariaDB JDBC Connector

See: See: MariaDB Connector/J

8.2.2 MySQL JDBC Connector

See: See: MySQL JDBC Connector

8.2.3 Oracle JDBC Connector
Minor Version Tested Version Supported Notes
11.2 11.2.0.1.0 Yes¹ Supported for releases which were made after 20.04.2009. Only supported for JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6 – Oracle Database 11g R2
11.1 11.1.0.7.0 ? only for JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6 – Oracle Database 11g R1
11.1 11.1.0.6.0 ? only for JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6
8.2.4 Microsoft SQL JDBC Connector
Major Version Version Supported Notes
4 4.0.2206.100 Yes² MD5: 5223e4328ef17575a2739501eac9c3e1 File: sqljdbc.jar
4 4.0.2206.100 Yes¹ MD5: a99205071acbe2709103b971662992e0 File: sqljdbc4.jar
3 3.0.1301.101 ? MD5: a74c2544129dad3c7fdb8ad729ffdfdb File: sqljdbc.jar
3 3.0.1301.101 ? MD5: 402130141d5f2cee727f4371e2e8fd8a File: sqljdbc4.jar
2 2.0.1803.100 ? MD5: 81cc767857d85162096d16841d7d46fa File: sqljdbc.jar
2 2.0.1803.100 ? MD5: 249734b9b7dafaccd92de99eee95d7d6 File: sqljdbc4.jar
1 1.2.2828.100 No MD5: c4abd239210077c9f9e98b832d79bce8 – No longer supported by Microsoft

9 Elasticsearch

Version Supported Notes
6 Yes
5 Yes

10 Footnotes

Yes¹ – Tested using automatic tests.

Yes² – Tested using periodic manual tests.