## General Installation Instructions

SDKMAN is a tool for managing parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits on most Unix based systems. 

It provides a convenient Command Line Interface (CLI) and API for installing, switching, removing and listing Candidates.

SDKMAN is a simple way to manage the versions of Java and Maven used by the project.

To install SDKMAN, run the following command:

    curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash

For more information, see [https://sdkman.io/install](https://sdkman.io/install).

*NOTE: Release scripts rely on sdkman, so using it is highly recommended if you intend to perform a release at some point.*

Check out the following links for more information on how to install the required software:

* [Git](git.md)
* [Java](java.md)
* [Maven](maven.md)
* [Docker](docker.md)

###### Licensed under Apache License 2.0 - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
