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@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ or perform side quests. Since we will use a Mastodon-bot, players can interact w
 other players via Mastodon. We hope that players gain more social contacts and lure 
 even more people to the Mastodon network and to the MUD.
 
+## Requirements
+* Java 8. Higher java versions reported some issues when compiling with Maven.
+* PostgreSQL database
+* Maven
+
 ## Installation and Getting Started
 Option 1: download one of the releases from the pipeline.