1. Install Desktop Development Tool: XDE

XDE stands for Expo Development Environment. It is a standalone desktop app that includes all dependencies you’ll need to get started.

Download the latest version of XDE for macOS, Windows (64-bit), or Linux.

On Linux, open with chmod a+x XDE*.AppImage and ./XDE*.AppImage.

2. Node.js

To get started with Expo you don’t necessarily need to have Node.js installed, but as soon as you start actually building something you’ll want to have it. Download the latest version of Node.js.

3. exp Command-Line Interface

In addition to XDE we also have a CLI exp if you prefer to work on the command line or want to use Expo in tests or continuous integration (CI).

Run npm install -g exp to install exp globally.

If you haven’t used exp or XDE before, the first thing you’ll need to do is login with your Expo account using exp login.

4. Install node modules

Run npm install