3-installation.md

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Installation	rigor789 TheOriginalJosh eddyverbruggen ikoevska

To use NativeScript-Vue, you need to set up your system to compile your apps.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• NativeScript CLI
• Windows (for developing Android applications on Windows)
• macOS (for developing iOS and Android applications on macOS)
• Linux (for developing Android applications on Linux)

Node.js

Download and install the latest LTS version of Node.js from https://nodejs.org/. Restart your terminal and verify the installation was successful by running node --version.

NativeScript CLI

To install the NativeScript CLI, open your terminal and run:

$ sudo npm install -g nativescript

Verify the installation was successful by running tns in your terminal. You should see a list of the available commands.

Windows

Check the system requirements and follow the setup instructions for the Android SDK on Windows:

Advanced setup: Windows

macOS

Check the system requirements and follow the setup instructions for Xcode and the Android SDK on macOS:

Advanced setup: macOS

Linux

Check the system requirements and follow the setup instructions for the Android SDK on Linux:

Advanced setup: Linux