File Reporter supports the Standard, Business Intelligence, and Enterprise versions of SQL Server. It does not support the Express version.
SQL Server 2017 (Windows or Linux)
SQL Server 2016 SP1
SQL Server 2014 SP2 - 64 bit
NOTE:SQL Server 2012 SP4 will work, but is considered deprecated. If you are upgrading from a previous version of File Reporter, you can do so with an SQL Server 2012 with a warning. New installations of File Reporter should use a supported version of SQL Server listed above.
Any Microsoft supported version of SQL Server running on a 64-bit multi-core processor machine
Minimum 16 GB RAM
Depending on the size and frequency of your scans, you might need significantly more RAM.
For procedures on installing SQL Server, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server.