Development Dependencies | Yext Hitchhikers Platform

This document lists the requirements needed to set up your local development environment.

Yext Account: If you do not have a Yext account, you can sign up for an account here .
Yext CLI: You will use this to initialize your site and build it locally. Refer to these instructions regarding installation.
Git: Refer to these instructions regarding installation.
A GitHub Account: If you don’t have a GitHub account, sign up for one here .
A Code Editor: If you don’t already have a code editor, we recommend downloading VS Code .
Node.js and npm: Refer to these instructions . You can confirm you have both by running the following commands in your CLI:
- node -v
- npm -v
You must be on node version 18 or 20 to work with Pages.

Note

There are occasionally issues installing Node on Apple Silicon Macs when using the Node installer. We strongly recommend installing Node using NVM.
Deno: You will need Deno v1.21.0 or higher installed on your machine for local development. Refer to these instructions regarding installation.
GitHub CLI: Refer to these instructions .
React: Pages supports React 17 and React 18, which is referenced in the package.json of the respective starters and will be automatically installed with npm install once a starter repo is cloned.

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