Computer Requirements to use the Autopsy Plugin

To ensure that ForensicVM runs smoothly on your system, your computer and your server should meet or exceed the following requirements.

Computer Requirements

Operating System

ForensicVM was tested and supports the following operating systems:

Windows 10 or later
Autopsy 4.20 or later

Processor

A 64-bit multi-core processor is recommended for optimal performance.

Memory

A minimum of 16 GB RAM is required. From the oficial autopsy documentation website: “We recommend a minimum of 16GB of RAM. By default, Autopsy will use a maximum of 4GB of RAM (not including memory that the Solr text indexing server uses).”

Storage

A minimum of 300 mb of free disk space is needed for the ForensicVM plugin installation.
Additional storage will be required for forensic images. The amount will depend on the size of the images you will be working with.
The use of Nvme or SSD is not strictly necessary but recommend as it speeds up the aquisition processes.

Networking

A network connection is required for software updates and to access cloud-stored forensic images. Additionally, a robust internet connection with high upload speeds is necessary to expedite the virtualization process if there is a need to convert forensic images into forensic VMs.

Display

A display with a resolution of 1980x1080 or higher is recommended for the best experience. If possible use a two monitor setup; one for the Autopsy plugin, and the other for forensicVM server control.

Software Dependencies

Install Autopsy 4.20 or higher

Additional Notes

Important

ForensicVM plugin requires administrator or root privileges for installation and running certain high-privilege operations like creating readonly windows shares!