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.

1 Databases

1.1 MariaDB |.Major Version |.Minor Version |.Supported |.Notes | | 11 | 11.0-11.6 | Yes | | | 10 | 10.4-10.11 | Yes¹ | Since Gentics CMS 6.0.0 |

1.2 Oracle MySQL

Major Version Minor Version Supported Notes
9 9.0-9.2 Yes
8 8.0-8.4 Yes

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 2.7.12 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

Compatibility with operating systems is determined by the available Java and database versions. Gentics CMS needs at least Java 17 and MariaDB 10.4 or MySQL 5.1.

3.1 Debian Linux

Major Version Version Supported
12 – Bookworm All versions Yes
11 – Bullseye 11.9 Yes
10 and below – No

3.2 SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES)

Major Version Version Supported
15 SP4+ Yes
12 and below – No

3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (REL)

Major Version Version Supported
9 All versions Yes
8 8.4 Yes
7 and below – No

4 Java / JVM / JDK

4.1 OpenJDK

Minor Version Supported Notes
17 Yes Since 6.1.0
11 and below No

4.2 Oracle JVM

Minor Version Supported Notes
17 Yes Since 6.1.0
11 and below No

5 Browser

5.1 Mozilla Firefox

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

5.2 Safari

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

5.3 Google Chrome

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

5.4 Microsoft Edge

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

6 Gentics Content.Repository

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

6.1 Databases

6.1.1 MariaDB

See: See: MariaDB

6.1.2 Oracle MySQL

See: See: Oracle MySQL

6.1.3 HSQLDB
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
1 1.8.0.10 – –
6.1.4 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) ?
6.1.5 Microsoft SQL Server
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
2008 2008 (Express) Yes¹ Passed Microsoft Platform Test
2005 2005 No Passed Microsoft Platform Test

6.2 JDBC Driver

6.2.1 MariaDB JDBC Connector

See: See: MariaDB Connector/J

6.2.2 MySQL JDBC Connector

See: See: MySQL JDBC Connector

6.2.3 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
6.2.4 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

7 Elasticsearch

Version Supported Notes
6 Yes
5 Yes

8 Footnotes

1 Yes¹ – Tested using automatic tests.

2 Yes² – Tested using periodic manual tests.