1.4. Setting up development environment

This guideline helps developers to set up their development environment (SCM, IDE and building tools).

To set up development environment, see the followings:

JDK 7+ is required.
Maven (3.0.4 or later) and GIT are required to developers who want to contribute to eXo projects (mainly the company’s developers).
Any Java IDE tool can be used, such as Eclipse, NetBean.
Developers who write extensions are free to choose their favorite tools. Maven and GIT are recommended to get the best support from eXo Company and Community.

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