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 Installation
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-Requirements: geth (1.6.5 or higher recommended, 1.6.0 or lower for whisper support), node (6.9.1 or higher is recommended) and npm
+Requirements: geth (1.6.5 or higher recommended, 1.6.0 or lower for whisper v1 support; whisper v5 support coming soon), node (6.9.1 or higher is recommended) and npm
 Optional: testrpc (3.0 or higher) if using the simulator or the test functionality.
 Further: depending on the dapp stack you choose: [IPFS](https://ipfs.io/)