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# Prerequisites
* Java 8
* Maven 3.x
* Git (http://git-scm.com)
* NodeJS (http://nodejs.org/) 5.x.x
* Node Package Manager (http://npmjs.org)
* Grunt (http://gruntjs.org)
Grunt can be installed with Node Package Manager:
```shell
sudo npm install-g grunt-cli
```
## Windows specific preparation instructions
You can automate the installation of NodeJS and NPM using [Chocolatey package manager]
(https://chocolatey.org).
The package for Node.js can be installed using (this will also install NPM):
C:\> choco install nodejs.install
__Note:__ Due to a [bug](http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MEXEC-137) in the exec-maven-plugin the Maven build of the
API module will fail as the exec-maven-plugin is unable to find the __grunt__ command. To fix this, do
the following:
* open folder `C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\npm`
* copy __grunt.cmd__ to __grunt.bat__
More information can be found [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22393785/exec-maven-plugin-says-cannot-run-specified-program-even-though-it-is-on-the-pa/22395703#22395703).
Installation of Git is also possible using Chocolatey:
