# Prerequisites for building and running apps with the Alfresco Application Development Framework

See our tutorial
[Preparing the development environment](docs/tutorials/preparing-environment.md)
for full details of what you need to install before using ADF.

If you experience [CORS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing)
issues then you should also read our
[CORS guide](ALFRESCOCORS.md)
to see the full range of solutions available.