# Prerequisites

## :fontawesome-brands-node-js: Common Runtime

Regardless of which language or platform your application is developed in, using *jsii modules* requires a compatible
`node` runtime to be available in `$PATH`(see [Runtime Architecture]). Current `node` runtime versions support status is
as follows:

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[runtime architecture]: ../../overview/runtime-architecture.md