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# Installation

in this page ill guide you through installing necessary dependencies to begin

As a creator/developer you want to mint your NFTs on Solana using Metaplex CLI (sugar), This quick guide would take you through the process of setting up your local development environment

**Requirement**

Sugar has made it easier for developers to mint their to DEFI storage with just your CMD

To install Metaplex CLI (Sugar) you need to install some of the dependencies

@ latest version should do the trick, Metaplex keeps updating so lower versions depreciate

First you install

Node js <https://nodejs.org/en/download>

you can check  *<mark style="color:green;">node --version</mark>* if successfully downloaded

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Next, Yarn install

*<mark style="color:green;">yarn --version</mark>*

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Next, (*<mark style="color:green;">npm install -g ts-node</mark>*)globally

<mark style="color:green;">ts-node --version</mark>

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Before proceeding you must have **rust** installed in your machine

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To install sugar run this line in your CMD cargo install sugar-cli

*<mark style="color:green;">rustc --version</mark>*

Next, Install the latest Solana CLI

install Solana CLI , Run your CMD as ***administrator*** and run

*curl <https://release.solana.com/v1.9.16/solana-install-init-x86\\_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe> --output C:\solana-install-tmp\solana-install-init.exe --create-dirs*

&#x20;*<mark style="color:green;">run solana --version</mark>*

Also install Solana SPL with your command line :smile:

Congratulation you have successfully set up your development environment :clap: