Prerequisites

Software Requirements

Software	Version	Purpose
Docker	Latest	Container runtime
Docker Compose	Latest	Multi-container orchestration
LLM Server (optional)	Any OpenAI-compatible API	AI filter generation and Story Mode (e.g. LM Studio, Ollama)

Hardware Requirements

Minimum:

• RAM: 4 GB

• Storage: 10 GB (database, PCAP files, object storage)

Recommended:

• RAM: 8 GB or more

• Storage: 50 GB+ for large PCAP collections

• CPU: 4+ cores for fast nDPI analysis

Note

If you plan to run an LLM locally for AI features, allocate additional RAM (8–16 GB typical for a 7B–14B parameter model).

Operating System

TracePcap is Docker-based and runs on any OS that supports Docker Compose, including Linux, macOS, and Windows (via WSL2).