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## Howto Build and Run
**NOTICE**
ClusterCockpit requires a recent version of the golang toolchain.
You can check in `go.mod` what is the current minimal golang version required.
Homebrew and Archlinux usually have up to date golang versions. For other Linux
distros this often means you have to install the golang compiler yourself.
Fprtunatly this is easy with golang. Since a lot of functionality is based on
the go standard library it is crucial for security and performance to use a
recent golang version. Also an old golang tool chain may restrict the supported
versions of third party packages.
There is a Makefile to automate the build of cc-backend. The Makefile supports the following targets:
* `$ make`: Initialize `var` directory and build svelte frontend and backend binary. Please note that there is no proper prerequesite handling. Any change of frontend source files will trigger a complete rebuild.
* `$ make clean`: Clean go build cache and remove binary