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Environment setup

Environment setup - Next.js Tutorial

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Environment setup

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So before we get started, I just want to go over some of the things that you'll need for this course, which isn't much. So you will need to have Node.js installed on your computer. You can download it from nodejs.org. And we need this because Next.js relies on Node to run server-side code and manage dependencies. We'll also be using NPM, which is the Node Package Manager. So you do need to have Node installed on your computer. So next, you'll need a text editor to write your code. I recommend Visual Studio Code, which you can download from code.visualstudio.com. It's cross-platform, so it doesn't matter which operating system you're on. It's easy to use. It's extremely popular, very intuitive, and has great extensions. You also need to have Git installed on your computer. You can download it from git-scm.com or use your package manager, depending what operating system you're using. But you should have version control for all your projects. But we'll need it specifically to push to…

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