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+# Source code setup - CMake
+
+## Pre-requisites
+* The latest [Qt libraries](https://www.qt.io/) - minimum 6.2 (optional)
+* [Blaze](https://bitbucket.org/blaze-lib/blaze) - a C++ math library
+* Compiler tools supporting C++20, e.g.
+  * clang >12.x
+  * gcc >11.x
+  * Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 (the latest patch)
+* [CMake](https://cmake.org/) 3.18 or newer
+* [Git-scm](http://git-scm.com) for source code management
+* [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/) (optional) - build files generator
+* [gtest](https://github.com/google/googletest) (optional) - to build unit tests
+* [benchmark](https://github.com/google/benchmark) (optional) - to build benchmarks
+
+Install the pre-requisites as appropriate for your operating system. 
+### Windows guide
+* Download and execute the CMake installer
+* (Optionally) Download the [Ninja](https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases) binary and extract it alongside cmake.exe
+* Download and execute the Git installer
+* [Install and configure Visual Studio](visual_studio_installation)
+* [Install and configure QtCreator and the Qt libraries](qt_installation)
+
+
+### In addition, you need 
+* [Configure](git_setup) git
+* An active user account on [Code Refinery](https://source.coderefinery.org/)
+* `ssh` keys (refer to the [git-scm](http://git-scm.com) and ssh setup guides for configuration
+
+## Introduction - Setup - Build - Run
+* [Library Development Setup Instructions](lib_dev_setup_instructions)
+* [Godot Client Setup Instructions](client_godot_setup_instructions)
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