Machine Setup

Last updated Oct 20, 2022

Please install VSCode at https://code.visualstudio.com/. We are also using a curated set of configs and plugins for the project development which are VSCode specific.

GitKraken is the tool used to browse the Git changes over time and has simple workspace support for teams: Install GitKraken.

Open up your terminal, and copy-paste in the following command:

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/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

rvm is a tool that will help you manage Ruby versions and switch between them easily. Make sure ot install it using:

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curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s

This is important as when setting up building for iOS the React-Native docs will suggest one of several ruby version managers - make sure to use rvm. To switch to our required version of Ruby use: rvm install 2.7.5;

In the terminal, after installing brew, run the following commands:

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brew install nvm watchman git yarn

Run gem install cocoapods, make sure to not use Homebrew’s cocoapod install.

In your terminal, setup NodeJS using the following NVM commands:

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nvm install 16
nvm use 16
nvm alias default 16

Open the ReactNative Environment Setup Docs and follow the setup for both Android and iOS.

Once the machine has been setup for development, follow the instructions at Project Initialization.