How to: Requirements
To run Maltrail properly, [Python](https://www.python.org/download/) **2.6**, **2.7** or **3.x** is required on \*nix/BSD system, together with installed [pcapy-ng](https://pypi.org/project/pcapy-ng/) package.

**NOTE:** Please use ```pcapy-ng```. The older ```pcapy``` library is deprecated and causes issues in Python 3 environments. [Examples](https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/issues?q=label%3Apcapy-ng-related+is%3Aclosed).

- **Sensor** component requires at least 1GB of RAM to run in single-process mode or more if run in multiprocessing mode, depending on the value used for option `CAPTURE_BUFFER`. Additionally, **Sensor** component (in the general case) requires administrative/root privileges.

- **Server** component does not have any special requirements.