react

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The library for web and native user interfaces.

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  • .editorconfig
  • .eslintignore
  • .eslintrc.js
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • .mailmap
  • .nvmrc
  • .prettierignore
  • .prettierrc.js
  • .watchmanconfig
  • babel.config-react-compiler.js
  • babel.config-ts.js
  • babel.config.js
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • LICENSE
  • MAINTAINERS
  • ReactVersions.js
  • README.md
  • SECURITY.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/react/react

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd react

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Node.js

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
cd compiler

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

3. Rust

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Rust (rustup) Installing via rustup also installs cargo.
cd compiler

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

cargo build --release

Compiles the Rust project.

cargo run

Builds and then immediately runs the program.

βœ… If cargo build finishes without errors, it worked. The executable is created under target/.
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