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Expand Up @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ These steps and instructions on getting started are outlined below as well.
- A [GitHub](https://github.com/) account.
- A Linux, macOS, or Microsoft Windows development environment.
- Java JDK 11 (preferred, or 8, 17, 21) installed.
- Windows note:
- Set `JAVA_HOME` to the JDK **installation directory**, not the `bin` directory
- (for example: `C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-11.x.x`)
- If multiple JDK versions are installed, ensure Java 11 appears first on `PATH`
- The initial Gradle build may take 10–15 minutes due to dependency downloads
- Latest [Go](https://golang.org) 1.x installed.
- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) installed for some tasks including building worker containers and testing changes to this website locally.
- For SDK Development:
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