Development Dependencies (< PagesJS 1.0.0) | Yext Hitchhikers Platform

Note

This is documentation for the beta version of PagesJS (<1.0.0), which is no longer actively maintained.

For up-to-date documentation, refer to the Development Dependencies reference doc.

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 17 or 18 to work with Pages.
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 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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