# Cannot connect to Specify IT login

**URL:** <https://speciforum.org/t/cannot-connect-to-specify-it-login/640>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/cannot-connect-to-specify-it-login/640 "2022-09-02T13:02:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/cannot-connect-to-specify-it-login/640/6 "2022-11-01T22:48:58Z")

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Hi @Eyal,

I reccomend following the installation instructions that we have available here on the forum:

> [@Install Specify 6 on Windows](https://speciforum.org/t/install-specify-6-on-windows/509):
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> Specify 6 requires Amazon Corretto 8 as a Java Runtime Environment and MariaDB as database management software to operate. This guide will walk you through how to install these to use Specify 6 on Windows 7, 8, or 11. This installation walkthrough documentation is intended for standalone Windows workstations ‐ desktop computers which are managed by the Specify user and which are not intended to be used as a database server to provide shared collection data access to additional computers running…

We reccomend using the latest version of **MariaDB**. Specify 6 also supports MySQL 5.7, but not MySQL 8

Let me know if you need some help getting this configured!

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