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< li > A minimum of 2GB of RAM is required to build < code > nwaku< / code > .< / li >
< li > Nwaku is available for Linux and macOS, with experimental Windows support.< / li >
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< h2 class = "anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_WYt5" id = "prerequisites" > Prerequisites< a href = "#prerequisites" class = "hash-link" aria-label = "Direct link to Prerequisites" title = "Direct link to Prerequisites" > < / a > < / h2 >
< p > To build < code > nwaku< / code > , you need the standard developer tools, including a C compiler, GNU Make, Bash, Git, Rustup, and PostgreSQL client library.< / p >
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< h2 class = "anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_WYt5" id = "clone-the-repository" > Clone the repository< a href = "#clone-the-repository" class = "hash-link" aria-label = "Direct link to Clone the repository" title = "Direct link to Clone the repository" > < / a > < / h2 >
< p > Get the source code from the GitHub repository. The default branch is < code > master< / code > , the release candidate for major updates.< / p >
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< h2 class = "anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_WYt5" id = "build-the-binary" > Build the binary< a href = "#build-the-binary" class = "hash-link" aria-label = "Direct link to Build the binary" title = "Direct link to Build the binary" > < / a > < / h2 >
< p > Build the < code > nwaku< / code > binary:< / p >
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< p > The first < code > make< / code > invocation updates to all Git submodules. After each < code > git pull< / code > , run < code > make update< / code > to keep the submodules updated in the future.< / p >
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< h2 class = "anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_WYt5" id = "run-the-binary" > Run the binary< a href = "#run-the-binary" class = "hash-link" aria-label = "Direct link to Run the binary" title = "Direct link to Run the binary" > < / a > < / h2 >
< p > Nwaku will create the < code > wakunode2< / code > binary in the < code > ./build/< / code > directory.< / p >
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< p > To learn more about running nwaku, have a look at these guides:< / p >
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< li > < a href = "/run-node/" > Run a Nwaku Node< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "/run-node/run-docker" > Run Nwaku in a Docker Container< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "/run-node/run-docker-compose" > Run Nwaku with Docker Compose< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "/run-node/config-methods" > Node Configuration Methods< / a > < / li >
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< p > Run the tests for Waku:< / p >
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