Windows server support

[Rahul_Raj0044]

Please guide me on the windows server support - 
Will Windows Server 2012 R2 work with Cold Fusion 2023 or not?

[Priyank Shrivastava.]

Hi @Rahul_Raj0044  

As per the support matrix, it is not the supported OS. But you can use it, for more details you can check the support matrix. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/coldfusion2023-suport-matrix.pdf

[BKBK]

@Rahul_Raj0044 , I would strongly advise you not to install ColdFusion 2023 on Windows Server 2012. You have to use Windows Server 2016, 2019 or 2022 instead. That's what you will see when you follow the link supplied by Priyank.

Why not Windows Server 2012 (R2)?

Perhaps the most important consideration of all is that Microsoft no longer supports Windows Server 2012. Support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 ended on October 10, 2023. After that date,  Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical content updates.

Why Windows Server 2016, 2019 or, preferably, 2022?

ColdFusion 2023 relies on modern features, security patches and optimizations in Operating Systems, that may not be available or fully functional on Windows Server 2012. For example, the newer Operating Systems offer, to name but a few:

• Greater performance: (enhanced memory, CPU, and storage management),
• Built-in hybrid Cloud support ,
• Improvements in virtualization (Hyper-V),
• Support for modern containerization technology (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes),
• Improved security (Windows Defender ATP, HTTP 2, TLS 1.2 and above).