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Setup Development Environment |
System Setup |
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/install/system-setup |
:::note Synopsis Setup your development environment with the essentials to get started building the blockchain. :::
Before you can install and interact with spawn, you must have the following core tools installed:
If you do not have these components installed, follow the instructions below to install them.
# Install WSL in powershell
wsl --install
Restart-Computer
# Setup WSL Ubuntu Image
wsl.exe --install Ubuntu-24.04
# Open wsl instance
wsl
# update and add snap if not already installed
sudo apt update && sudo apt install snapd
# Install Go (Snap)
sudo snap info go
sudo snap install go --channel=1.23/stable --classic
# Install Base
sudo apt install make gcc git jq wget
# Install github-cli
sudo snap install gh
# Install docker
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/wsl/#turn-on-docker-desktop-wsl-2
# or snap:
sudo snap install docker
# Fix versioning for interaction of commands
sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
# Setup base git config
git config --global user.email "yourEmail@gmail.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"# Base
brew install make
brew install gcc
brew install wget
brew install jq
# Github CLI - https://github.com/cli/cli
brew install gh
gh auth login
# Golang
brew install go
# Docker
brew install --cask docker
open -a Docker # start docker desktop
# settings -> General -> Start Docker Desktop when you sign in to your computer
# Apply & Restart
# Setup base git config
git config --global user.email "yourEmail@gmail.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"# Base
sudo apt install make gcc git jq wget
# (optional) Github CLI - https://github.com/cli/cli
curl -sS https://webi.sh/gh | sh
gh auth login
# Golang
GO_VERSION=1.23.0
wget https://go.dev/dl/go$GO_VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go && sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go$GO_VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz
# Docker
sudo apt -y install docker.io
# Setup base git config
git config --global user.email "yourEmail@gmail.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"