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System Requirements

FSManager is a cloud-hosted browser app. There’s nothing to install — anything that can run a modern browser and stay connected can run FSManager.

What you need

Browser

Any of the current versions of:

  • Google Chrome (recommended)
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari

FSManager is built on Blazor Server, so the browser only needs to handle a live websocket connection and modern HTML/CSS — no in-browser .NET, no plugin, no extension. Versions released in the last two years are fine.

Device

Use whatever suits the role:

  • Desktop or laptop — best for full workflows (estimating, scheduling, reporting).
  • Tablet — fine for walking around the factory, doing site measures, marking tasks complete.
  • Phone — workable for quick lookups, but most multi-column screens are happier on something larger.

A factory kiosk for Time Recording sign-in/out is typically a wall-mounted touchscreen running a browser in fullscreen.

Network

  • Stable internet with a websocket-capable connection (any normal broadband or 4G/5G).
  • Bandwidth is modest — a typical user generates well under 1 GB per month.
  • Latency matters more than bandwidth. Because rendering happens server-side, every interaction is a round trip. A 50 ms connection feels snappy; a 500 ms connection feels sluggish.
  • Outbound HTTPS to fsmanager.co.nz subdomains must be allowed by your firewall.

Account

You’ll need an FSManager account — that’s set up by your administrator (see User Management) or, for a brand-new tenant, via the trial signup flow on the website.

What you don’t need

  • No installation — there’s no FSManager desktop client to download.
  • No .NET runtime on your machine — the server handles it.
  • No special licence file — licensing is per-tenant and managed centrally.
  • No VPN — FSManager is reachable over the public internet at your tenant’s URL ({your-company}.fsmanager.co.nz).

Recommendations

Aim for a screen at least 1280 px wide for day-to-day work. Job Manager, the Sales Pipeline kanban, and the wide list views all assume room for several columns.

  • Bookmark your tenant URL (e.g. https://acme.fsmanager.co.nz) for quick access.
  • Allow popup windows for *.fsmanager.co.nz — several actions use popups (Help dropdown, kiosk sign-in, document generation).
  • Enable cookies — your login session depends on them.
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