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Getting Started
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System Requirements
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Swift development currently targets Ubuntu Server 10.04, but should work on 
most Linux platforms with the following software:

* Python 2.6
* rsync 3.0

And the following python libraries:

* Eventlet 0.9.8
* WebOb 0.9.8
* Setuptools
* Simplejson
* Xattr
* Nose
* Sphinx
* netifaces

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Development
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To get started with development with Swift, or to just play around, the
following docs will be useful:

* :doc:`Swift All in One <development_saio>` - Set up a VM with Swift installed
* :doc:`Development Guidelines <development_guidelines>`

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Production
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If you want to set up and configure Swift for a production cluster, the following doc should be useful:

* :doc:`Multiple Server Swift Installation <howto_installmultinode>`
