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Environment Setup for Linux

Only suitable for Android development

The setup follows widely the default setup for React Native Development

This project does not use Expo, but the React Native CLI

Install Prerequisites

Install NodeJS - (12 or newer, recommend to use nvm Install OpenJDK Install Watchman

Install Android Studio

Install Android Studio,

Do not forget to install the required shared libs mentioned in the installation guide!

Then you need to configure your ANDROID_HOME environment:

For standard bash you can make ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.bash) and put next lines:

export ANDROID_HOME=~/Library/Android/sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

Run source ~/.bash_profile to apply the new paths

Then start Android Studio

Setup Android SDK and Emulation Device

Next, you need to setup the correct SDK and create an emulation device:

In SDK Manager choose Android 10.0 (Q) and show package details. Select the SDK itself and check Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image. Then install and wait. Once ready add/create the emulation device, select a phone device of your choice and assign the SDK 10(Q) to it.

Development

Open the project in Android Studio, go to the terminal and in path ./phoenix/mobile run npm i to install all dependencies.

You should be able to run npm start without issues, which will start:

  • React Native Metro Server
  • React Native Developer Tools
  • Starts the Mobile Emulator
  • Builds and run the app