React Native Installation in Mac

  • Install Brew

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

if you are using mac, you have to enter your password and you have to type two more command , that you will get instructions in the end to set the path

(echo; echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> /Users/ <username> /.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

verify brew installation using

brew doctor

once done we can move to next step that is installing node watchman, OpenJdk

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

you can install openjdk as well

install android studio and andriod sdk

To do that, open Android Studio, click on "More Actions" button and select "SDK Manager".

also run adb command line

brew install android-platform-tools

set andriod home

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

echo $ANDROID_HOME

New project

npx react-native@latest init AwesomeProject

Yay! your first app is created!