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 ## Development
 
+### Requirements
+
+  1. [truffle framework](http://truffleframework.com): `npm install -g truffle`
+  2. [ganache](http://truffleframework.com/ganache): `npm install -g ganache-cli`
+
+
 For local development it is recommended to use [ganache-cli](https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache-cli) (or the [ganache GUI](http://truffleframework.com/ganache/) to run a local development chain.  
 Using the ganache simulator no full Ethereum node is required.