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Serverless Web Applications with React and Firebase

You're reading from   Serverless Web Applications with React and Firebase Develop real-time applications for web and mobile platforms

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788477413
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Harmeet Singh Harmeet Singh
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Mayur Tanna Mayur Tanna
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React setup

To set up our development environment, the first step will be the React setup. There are different options available to install React. If you already have an existing app and want to add React, you can install it using a package manager such as npm using this command:

npm init
npm install --save react react-dom

However, if you are starting a new project, the easiest way to get started is with the React Starter Kit. Just go to the Command Prompt and execute the following command to install the React Starter kit:

npm install -g create-react-app

This command will install and set up the local development environment by downloading all the required dependencies. There are a number of benefits to have your development environment with node, such as optimized production builds, installing libraries using simple npm or yarn commands, and such.

Once you have it installed...

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