Setting up mobile development environment (on Mac OS)¶

This will follows mostly https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup but few differences because of Mac OS and TypeScript template.

Install NodeJS¶

Use LTS 14.xx version

Install watchman¶

brew install watchman

Install Java Development Kit¶

brew tap homebrew/cask-versions
brew install --cask zulu11

Install Android Studio¶

See https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup

Install Apple's XCode from the store¶

Accept licenses using sudo xcodebuild -license

Install cocoapods¶

sudo gem install cocoapods

Create initial project¶

npx react-native init AwesomeTSProject --version 0.68.2 --template react-native-template-typescript