Prerequisites¶

Required Software¶

Software	Version	Purpose
Node.js	20.x	JavaScript runtime
npm	10.x	Package manager
Docker Desktop	Latest	Local database
Git	Latest	Version control

Installing Node.js¶

We recommend using nvm (Node Version Manager):

# Install nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash

# Install Node.js 20
nvm install 20
nvm use 20

Or download directly from nodejs.org.

Installing Docker Desktop¶

Download from docker.com.

Apple Silicon

Docker Desktop works natively on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs.

Required Access¶

Resource	Access Method	Who Grants
GitHub Repository	GitHub org membership	Paul
Live Application	Cloudflare Access	Automatic for @luminarium.ai / @fastmarkets.com
AWS Console	Not required	N/A

No AWS Access Needed

Developers don't need AWS credentials. All deployments happen through GitHub Actions.

Optional Tools¶

Tool	Purpose
VS Code	Recommended IDE
Prettier	Code formatting
ESLint extension	Linting in editor
GitHub CLI (`gh`)	PR management

Verify Installation¶

Run these commands to verify your setup:

# Node.js
node --version  # Should show v20.x.x

# npm
npm --version   # Should show 10.x.x

# Docker
docker --version  # Should show Docker version 24.x or later

# Git
git --version   # Any recent version