Environment Setup

Set up Expo by installing Node, Git, and Watchman.

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Let’s make sure our development environment is ready. As listed on the Expo website, we will need the latest Node, Git, and Watchman. Links to all of these can be found in Expo’s ocumentation.

We will be using Yarn during development, so make sure you have it installed. You can find detailed instructions on the Yarn website.

Setting up the Expo CLI

Once you’ve gone through the links, follow these steps:

  1. When we’re ready, go ahead and install Expo’s CLI tools:

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