To run the recipes presented in this book, you will basically need JDK 8, Maven, MySQL, and Redis. JDK 8 can be downloaded at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html . You can download and read the installation instructions for Maven at https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi. To install MySQL, download the community version for your Operational System (OS) at https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/. Some recipes rely on Redis, which can be downloaded here: https://redis.io/download. To interact with the applications that will be created during the recipes, you also need a tool to send HTTP requests to the APIs presented. The recommended tools are CURL, which can be downloaded at https://curl.haxx.se/download.html and PostMan which can be downloaded at https://www.getpostman.com/.
In addition, so that you can write the code presented throughout the recipes, you will also need a Java IDE and Android Studio for native mobile Client recipes.
