You can install ShareGate Migrate on any Windows computer that can access your environments. You can download ShareGate Migrate in ShareGate Home or on the download page.
You need a ShareGate account with a machine activation assigned to use ShareGate.
You can create your account:
When you purchase a ShareGate subscription.
When you register for a free trial.
Through the email you receive when a ShareGate workspace owner sends you an invite.
Installation steps
Download ShareGate Migrate in ShareGate Home or on the download page.
Open the install file.
Click Next.
Accept the terms in the License Agreement.
Click Next.
Select if you want to install ShareGate Migrate just for the current user or for all users on your computer.
If you install ShareGate Migrate for all users, each user requires their own machine activation to use it.
Click Next.
Click Install.
Wait a few moments for the installation process to complete.
ShareGate Migrate will launch once completed, and you will need to sign in to your ShareGate account. If you are offline, you can perform an offline activation.
System requirements
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows Server 2008 R2/2012/2016/2019/2022/2025 (No MacOS support).
Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.6.2.
4 GB RAM (minimum).
Hard drive with 10 GB of free space.
To use ShareGate's PowerShell module, you need Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher.
Note: We do not currently support PowerShell 7 or higher.
Recommended system specifications
64-bit installation of Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025.
Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.6.2.
Quad-core processor.
8 GB RAM.
SSD with 50 GB of free space.
To use ShareGate's PowerShell module, you need Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher.
SharePoint version
ShareGate provides full or limited support depending on the version of SharePoint. In general, ShareGate supports versions within their Microsoft support lifetime. For more information, see What SharePoint versions does ShareGate support?
Server extension installation
While it is not mandatory to install the server extension on your on-premises servers, it can be necessary to alleviate some limitations and improve performance.
For more details about the Server extension, see Installation - Server extension.
Activation
For instructions on how to activate ShareGate Migrate, see ShareGate Migrate activations.
Considerations when installing ShareGate Migrate on a remote server
ShareGate Migrate must remain open at least in the system tray for operations such as scheduled tasks.
Your operations will not run if you are logged off or in sleep mode. They will run if your system is locked.
When using a virtual machine (VM), you need to have a persistent desktop (an image that persists between reboots) to ensure the app can preserve your settings, task history, and scheduled tasks.
If you are using a remote server session, operations will continue to run as long as the server is not asleep.
For browser authentication, the Edge runtime is necessary. ShareGate Migrate installs with a bootstrapper to ensure you have the latest version of the Edge runtime. For more information, see Edge runtime installation failed (Internet Explorer deprecation).