Consider the points discussed in this section to plan the installation and setup of Transaction Manager for Microservices (MicroTx).

• Supported Container Platforms
  
• Supported Authorized Cloud Environments
  
• Supported Languages and Frameworks
  
• Supported Data Stores for Transaction Logs
  To persist the transaction logs, MicroTx uses a data store.
• Supported Identity Providers
  
• Limits
  MicroTx permits 4800 transactions per hour across all the transaction protocols and across all replicas of the transaction coordinator.
• About Choosing a Transaction Protocol
  Use the information provided to select a transaction protocol for your application based on your business requirements.
• About Authentication and Authorization
  Authentication ensures that only authorized individuals can access the Transaction Manager for Microservices (MicroTx) coordinator, the microservices, transaction, and data. Authorization provides access control to system privileges and data. This builds on authentication to ensure that individuals get appropriate access.