Every artifact and build indexed by Xray is broken down into multiple components. These components and the relationships between each other are represented in a checksum based components graph. Xray uses PostgreSQL to store and query this components graph.
Xray supports the following versions of PostgreSQL.
15.x (from version 3.78.9)
14.x
13.x (from version 3.18)
12.x
11.x
10.x
Xray supports PostgreSQL 14.x and 15.x, but currently the Xray installer only bundles the binaries for PostgreSQL 13.x.
RabbitMQ is installed as part of the Xray installation for every node. In case of HA architecture, Xray uses queue mirroring between the different RabbitMQ nodes. External RabbitMQ instances are not officially supported; the recommended method of installation is to use the bundled RabbitMQ.
Xray has multiple flows, such as scanning, impact analysis, and database sync. These flows require processing completed by the different Xray microservices. Flows contain multiple steps that are completed by the Xray services. Xray uses RabbitMQ to manage these different flows and track synchronous and asynchronous communication between the microservices.
Xray also uses Erlang and DB-Util third-party applications. These packages are bundled with all Xray installers except Linux Archive.