Did you know that you can run Security Onion in as little as 4GB RAM?

Do you just want to import PCAP or EVTX files into Security Onion?

Or do you have limited hardware and just want the minimal installation to get some basic experience with Security Onion?

If so, then you can install Security Onion and choose the Import option. You can do this in a minimal virtual machine with as little as 4GB RAM!

You can see the 4GB RAM in the Memory Usage section of this screenshot:

You can read more about Import in the Architecture section of our documentation:

https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/architecture.html

You can also see a full walkthrough of the Import option in the First Time Users section of our documentation:

https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/first-time-users.html