Software requirements
- Windows
- macOS
- GNU/Linux
Hardware requirements
Renting remote server
- Dedicated hosting
- VPS

Software requirements

Linked Helper 2 is a standalone program that works as a smart browser. ChromeOS is not supported, hence Linked Helper cannot be installed on Chromebooks, but you can rent a remote server on Windows / Ubuntu and manage Linked Helper there.

Linked Helper 2 can work on:

Windows

1. Windows 10 or higher (64-bit only, ARM-based processors are not supported).

2. Windows Server 2016 or higher (64-bit only, ARM-based processors are not supported).

Windows 8.1 and below, as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 and below will be discontinued soon (Q3 2024), so we do not recommend installing Linked Helper on these versions.

macOS

macOS 10.15 Catalina or higher, both Intel and Apple ARM chips (M1/M2/M3/M4) are supported.

Please, make sure to install the correct version of the tool according to your CPU - How do I check my mac chipset?

GNU/Linux

Ubuntu 18.04 or higher (64-bit only, ARM-based processors are not supported), Gnome GUI is mandatory (KDE, LXDE, and other are not officially supported).

Hardware requirements

You can use this table to get minimal requirements for a number of LinkedIn accounts you want to manage:

Number of LinkedIn accounts managed simultaneously

RAM (free)

CPU real* cores, free

Disk free space

(SSD recommended)

Only one LinkedIn account will be active at the same time.

2.5GB

0.5 - 1

4GB

Several (N, where N can be any number more than 1) LinkedIn accounts will be active at the same time.

0.5GB + 2GB × N

0.5 × N

2GB + 2GB × N

*A 'real core' denotes a non-virtual processor core where '0.5 real core' means either one vCore (virtual core) in case of rented virtual private servers (VPS), or one thread of a processor core in case of home computer or dedicated server (most of modern processors have 2 threads per core hence 1 real core can work like 2 virtual cores).

In case a processor has both multi-thread and single-thread cores (in other words performance and efficient cores), for example, a 16-core 24-thread Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Processor, then each performance core is counted as a '1 real core', and each efficient core is counted as '0.5 real core'.

Examples

Let us review the the table above in context of real life cases, because computers perform differently depending on many factors such as:

the number of opened programs - the more you have opened, the less free RAM you have for Linked Helper, it's no use of 16GB of RAM if 14GB of them are always used by other programs as only one LinkedIn account can be opened without performance issues;
CPU models - the difference in performance between the two processors with the same number of cores and threads can be 100% - 200% or more (e.g. Mobile Core i3 1120G4 0.8 GHz vs Desktop Intel Core i3 12300 3.5 GHz);
disk type - HDD is much more slower than SSD that's why we do not recommend choosing remote servers with HDD;
etc.

Running a single account

If you want to run only one LinkedIn account at a time, then your computer must have at least 4GB of RAM, 1 real CPU core and 4GB of free disk space, and most of modern computers have much bigger RAM size, more disk space, and CPU cores.

It won't be misleading to say that you can run one LinkedIn account on almost any computer or laptop that has 4GB of RAM (or more), 2 real CPU cores, and at least 120GB of disk space. However, it will be a lie to say you will get the same experience when running Linked Helper on a Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (4-core Intel Pentium N5030 running on 1.10 GHz with 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD) and on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (24-core 32-thread Intel Core i9-13980HX running on 2.2 GHz with 32GB RAM and 512SSD).

The former will be pretty slow and it will be very inconvenient, if not almost impossible, to work with other programs like browser and MS Office. The latter in its turn will be able to run more than one LinkedIn account plus many other programs simultaneously.

Conclusion:

for a comfortable work experience with Linked Helper and other programs on a personal computer it's better to run it on a computer with at least 8GB of RAM (but the more the better), fast SSD of at least 128GB capacity (not HDD), and 4 or more cores;
for a comfortable work experience with Linked Helper on a VPS (virtual private server) it's better to run it on a VPS that has at least 4GB of RAM (but the more the better), 60GB of disk capacity, and 2 or more vCores.

Running multiple accounts

If you want to run multiple LinkedIn accounts simultaneously, then your computer or server must have 2GB of RAM, 0.5 real CPU core, and 2GB of free disk space per a LinkedIn account, plus 2GB of free disk space and 0.5GB of RAM for operating system.

So, if you want to run 6 LinkedIn accounts, then your computer must have at least:

12.5GB of RAM (0.5GB + 2GB * 6);
3 real processor cores that support multi-thread or hyper-thread technology (6 * 0.5), or any combination of multi-thread and single-thread cores that gives you 6 threads (for example, 1 performance core and 4 efficient cores);
14GB of free disk space (2GB + 2GB * 6).

Of course, a computer you're planning to manage LinkedIn accounts on have to be more powerful because:

a) if it's your personal or job computer, you need extra resources for running other programs you need for work;

b) there is no computer on the market with only 3 cores and 12.5GB of RAM.

An example of such a computer is a Desktop PC with 16GB of RAM, 256GB SATA SSD, and a modern 4-core processor with multi-thread support.

Conclusion:

for a comfortable work experience with 6 Linked Helper instances (6 LinkedIn accounts) and other programs on a local computer that run simultaneously, it's better to have a machine with at least 16GB of RAM (but the more the better), fast SSD of at least 256GB capacity (where we have at least 40GB free), and a modern processor with 6 or more cores;
for a comfortable work experience with Linked Helper on a VPS* (virtual private server), it's better to run it on a machine that has at least 14GB of RAM, an SSD with at least 20GB free (the more the better), and 7 or more vCores; since there are no VPS with such specs, your option will be a VPS with 16GB of RAM and 8 vCores;
for a comfortable work experience with Linked Helper on a dedicated server, it's better to run it on a machine that has at least 16GB of RAM, an SSD with at least 40GB free (the more the better), and a processor with 4-core processor with multi-thread support.

*Note: a dedicated server is recommended for running multiple LinkedIn accounts simultaneously, especially if there are more than 10 of them. VPS may be much slower that a dedicated server with the same tech specs.

Renting remote server

If your PC is not powerful enough to handle all LinkedIn accounts you want to manage, you can rent a server in order to run Linked Helper there. You can get certain advantages such as:

No interruptions. Linked Helper's work will not be affected by the PC failures, electricity blackouts, issues with your ISP, etc.
24/7 availability from any part of the world. All you need is a laptop with an internet connection.
You can give access to the remote server to your colleague/boss in case he/she needs to check your performance rate or change the workflow and add new prospects to the Queue while you are on vacation leave.
You can rent a much more powerful machine than the one you currently work on and run more LinkedIn accounts than your PC can handle.

You can find complete instructions on setting up a remote server, either VPS or dedicated self-managed server in this article - How to install Linked Helper on a VPS / dedicated server

In case you`re planning to rent a server for managing multiple LinkedIn accounts, please, consider buying a dedicated server, not VPS (Virtual Private Server). It is possible that you will get only ~20% of the real capacity from your hardware if you choose VPS.

I'll give you an example: our software was hosted on a VPS and we had occasional drop downs as if it was overloaded. Therefore, on VPS the results were 4 times worse than on the dedicated server, yet the latter was 2 times less powerful than the former. At the same time, for few (1 - 3) LinkedIn accounts VPS may suit as well.

As an example of the above-mentioned services.

Dedicated hosting

HostZealot

HostZealot is a dedicated server provider that has a number of options to choose from where Linked Helper program is already installed.

On their webpage you can filter and find dedicated server that is capable of handing the number of LinkedIn accounts you're going to manage, i.e. you don't need to calculate how many RAM server should have or what's the minimum number of cores / threads should be in its CPU:

https://www.hostzealot.com/linkedhelper-dedicated-servers#swiper

Ionos

Ionos - Dedicated servers

The configuration in the screenshot below is able to handle 11 LinkedIn accounts running at the same time:

InterServer

The dedicated server from InterServer can manage up up to 23 accounts at the same time (in practice, the number can be up to 30 accounts). Here is the link to InterServer website.