Quick Start

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

Install dependencies:


npx expo install

Setup Environment Variables:
- Copy the .env.example file to .env.local.
- Replace placeholder values with your API keys and configuration settings.
Convert expo go to native expo project:


npx expo prebuild

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.


# 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 .

Run the App:

iOS:


npx expo run:ios

Android:


npx expo run:android

Explore the Screens:

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