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 This repository assumes you have [Node](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager) installed, with a minimum version of 16.18.0. Depending on what you want to do with the repo you might also need [foundry](https://book.getfoundry.sh/getting-started/installation) and [anchor](https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/installation) to also be installed. If you have build issues please insure these are both installed first.
 
+Note if you get build issues on the initial `yarn` command try downgrading to node 20.17 (`nvm use 20.17`). If you've never used anchor before you might need to run `avm use latest` as well.
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 ## Build
 
 ```shell