# Requirements and installation

Before installing Dali, ensure that your environment meets the following minimum requirements:

- Eclipse 3.2 (`http://www.eclipse.org/downloads`)

- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 (`http://java.com`)

- Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) 1.5 (`http://www.eclipse.org/webtools`)

- Java Persistence API (JPA) for Java EE 5. The reference implementation can be obtained from:

    https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/persistence/JavaPersistence.html

Refer to `http://www.eclipse.org/dali/gettingstarted_main.html` for additional installation information.

Review the Dali quick start and Dali basic tutorial to build your first Dali project.