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Setting up EAS

Expo Application Services (EAS) is a cloud service for building and deploying your app. This guide covers the initial EAS setup required before creating development builds.

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Step 1: Install EAS CLI

Copy and paste this command into your terminal and press Enter to install the EAS CLI globally on your development machine: 
npm install -g eas-cli

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Step 2: Log in to Expo

You’ll need an Expo account to use EAS. If you don’t have one, sign up at expo.dev. Copy and paste this command into your terminal and press Enter to log in: 
eas login

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Step 3: Configure Build Profiles

Now let’s set up your project for building. Run this command: 
eas build:configure
You’ll see two prompts:
  1. Would you like to automatically create an EAS project for [your-app-name]?
    ✅ Type y and press Enter
  2. Which platforms would you like to configure for EAS Build?
    ✅ Press Enter to select All (it’s selected by default)
This will:
  • Create your project on EAS
  • Link your local project to EAS
  • Generate an eas.json file with build settings
🎉 Your project is now ready for the next steps!