Quick Start

Follow these steps to get up and running with AppCatalyst RN in minutes:

1. Install dependencies:

npx expo install

2. Convert expo go to native expo project:

This creates the android and ios directories for running your React code. If you modify the generated directories manually then you risk losing your changes the next time you run npx expo prebuild --clean.

npx expo prebuild

# for ios
npx pod-install

For more detailed information about native code generation and handling manual modifications, visit the Expo documentation on Continuous Native Generation .

3. Setup Environment Variables:
   • Copy the .env.example file to .env.local.
   • Replace placeholder values with your API keys and configuration settings.
4. Run the App:

• iOS:

npx expo run:ios

• Android:

npx expo run:android

5. Explore the Screens:

Start building by modifying the prebuilt modules in the app directory.