> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.lucidworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Software Requirements

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[mintlify link]: https://doc.lucidworks.com/docs/4/app-studio/reference/installation/requirements

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This software is required to use App Studio and Appkit to develop, build, and deploy search apps.

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* **Appkit.** A version of Appkit is included in each App Studio release. Appkit is also released independently.

Information about upgrading an app to use a later version of Appkit:

<Accordion title="Upgrade Appkit in Existing Apps">
  When you create an Appkit webapp, it uses a specific version of Appkit. Appkit releases occur independently of App Studio releases.

  You can upgrade web apps to use the latest version of Appkit.

  **How to upgrade**

  1. Stop the app.
  2. In the `package.json` file at the root of your project, update the `appkit-ui` dependency to the latest Appkit version, for example:

     ```json theme={"dark"}
     "appkit-ui": "http://appkit.lucidworks.com/repo/4.2.0/appkit-ui.tar.gz",
     ```
  3. In the `pom.xml` file at the root of your project, update the value of the `parent.version` property to the latest Appkit version, for example:

     ```xml theme={"dark"}
         <parent>
             <groupId>twigkit</groupId>
             <artifactId>twigkit.app.js</artifactId>
             <version>4.2.0</version>
         </parent>
     ```
  4. Upgrade the Appkit Social module, if required.
  5. Perform any additional upgrade steps that are required for a specific Appkit upgrade. See the [Appkit Release Notes](/docs/4/app-studio/release-notes/appkit/overview) for more information.
  6. Start the app.
</Accordion>

App Studio is supported on the following versions. Dependency conflicts and errors are generated on later versions.

* **Oracle Java 1.8**
* **Node.js v16.17.0**
* **npm 9.0.2**