Setting up your Environment

If you are comfortable in React Native development you can skip this section!

Otherwise let's make sure your development environment is going to work with the Bitmovin React Native SDK.

We require a development environment able to harness native platform dependencies.

  • Install from a clean environment using the React Native CLI Quickstart. Do not attempt using the 'ExpoGo Quickstart' as it does not offer the required amount of native interaction. This will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and is only required once. Note: For running the Android example your need JDK version 11.
  • This process will leave you with a default React Native project, running either on the iOS Simulator/Android Emulator or on your physical device.

What’s Next

Now from within your project we should be