# Requirements {#web-requirements}

## Services and tools required for development
 - [NodeJS with npm](https://nodejs.org/en/): Runs VILLASweb frontend
 - [Go](https://golang.org/): Runs VILLASweb backend
 - [PostgreSQL database](https://www.postgresql.org/) (min version 11): Backend database
 - [swag](https://github.com/swaggo/swag): For automated API documentation creation
 - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/): Container management system

## Additional requirements for productive use
  - [NGinX](https://www.nginx.com/): Webserver and reverse proxy for backends