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 ## Requirements
 
+We recommend a dedicated VM for the Bridgehead, with nothing else running on it.
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+It may to be possible to run other apps on the same server, if they don't share common ports with the Bridgehead, and if they do not take up resources that the Bridgehead needs, like RAM. The Bridgehead may also have problems if other applications need older versions of git, Docker or curl.
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 The data protection group at your site will probably want to know exactly what our software does with patient data, and you may need to get their approval before you are allowed to install a Bridgehead. To help you with this, we have provided some data protection concepts:
 
 - [Germany](https://www.bbmri.de/biobanking/it/infrastruktur/datenschutzkonzept/)