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# Development Environment Setup
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## Linux, MacOS & Windows
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1. Install Rust and Cargo with [rustup ](https://rustup.rs/ ).
- Use the `stable` toolchain (it's the default).
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1. Install build dependencies using your package manager.
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- `clang` , `protobuf` , `libssl-dev` , `cmake`
1. Clone the [github.com/sigp/lighthouse ](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse )
repository.
1. Run `$ make` to build Lighthouse.
1. Run `$ make test` to run the test suite
- If you experience any failures, please reach out on
[discord ](https://discord.gg/cyAszAh ).
- Developers use `$ make test-full` to ensure you have the full set of
test vectors.
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> - The `beacon_node`, `validator_client` and other binaries are created in
> `target/release` directory.
> - First-time compilation may take several minutes.
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### Windows
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Perl may also be required to build Lighthouse. You can install [Strawberry
Perl](http://strawberryperl.com/), or alternatively if you're using the [Chocolatey ](https://chocolatey.org/ ) package manager for Windows, use the following choco install command: `choco install strawberryperl` .
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Additionally, the dependency `protoc-grpcio v0.3.1` is reported to have issues
compiling in Windows. You can specify a known working version by editing
version in `protos/Cargo.toml` section to `protoc-grpcio = "<=0.3.0"` .
