# Environment setup

### Install Node.js

[Download for Windows](https://nodejs.org/en/)

### Chocolatey

```plaintext
choco install -y nodejs-lts microsoft-openjdk11
```

### Install Android Studio

[Download and install Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio)

### Install the Android SDK

Android Studio installs the latest Android SDK by default. Building a React Native app with native code, however, requires the `Android 12 (S)` SDK in particular. Additional Android SDKs can be installed through the SDK Manager in Android Studio.

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

![](https://reactnative.dev/assets/images/GettingStartedAndroidStudioWelcomeWindows-ce20d1230828a1a26e143e3a4145f1df.png align="center")

> The SDK Manager can also be found within the Android Studio "Preferences" dialog, under **Appearance & Behavior** → **System Settings** → **Android SDK**.

Select the "SDK Platforms" tab from within the SDK Manager, then check the box next to "Show Package Details" in the bottom right corner. Look for and expand the `Android 12 (S)` entry, then make sure the following items are checked:

* `Android SDK Platform 31`
    
* `Intel x86 Atom_64 System Image` or `Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image`
    

Next, select the "SDK Tools" tab and check the box next to "Show Package Details" here as well. Look for and expand the `Android SDK Build-Tools` entry, then make sure that `31.0.0` is selected.

Finally, click "Apply" to download and install the Android SDK and related build tools.

### Configure the ANDROID\_HOME environment variable

* Open the **Windows Control Panel.**
    
* Click on **User Accounts,** then click **User Accounts** again
    
* Click on **Change my environment variables**
    
* Click on **New...** to create a new `ANDROID_HOME` user variable that points to the path to your Android SDK:
    

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### Add platform-tools to Path

* Open the **Windows Control Panel.**
    
* Click on **User Accounts,** then click **User Accounts** again
    
* Click on **Change my environment variables**
    
* Select the **Path** variable.
    
* Click **Edit.**
    
* Click **New** and add the path to platform-tools to the list.  
    
    ### Install Visual Studio Code
    
    [Download and install Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
    
    ### [Environment setup (Official Documentation](https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup))