# System Requirements

### Requirements

Before getting started, make sure you have:

* Pterodactyl Panel (latest version)
* Node.js version 16.x or 20.x
* Git
* Yarn

### Installing Requirements

This guide will walk you through installing Node.js v20.x using NVM, and how to install Git and Yarn.

#### 1. Install Git

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```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git
```

#### 2. Install NVM + Node.js 20.x

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```
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.2/install.sh | bash
```

```
export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
```

```
nvm install v20.19.0
```

#### 3. Install Yarn

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```
npm i -g yarn
```
