# Local Development Setup

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## **Overview**

This page outlines the steps to set up the UI development environment locally.

## Steps

**Before setting up:** Install the tools listed below before development. Make sure the specific versions are installed. In case no version in listed, install the latest version.

1. Install Visual Studio Code. VS Code Extensions to be installed from the marketplace:
   * [GitLense](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens)
   * [ESLint](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbaeumer.vscode-eslint)
   * [Tailwind CSS](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss)
2. Install NodeJS **14.20.0**
3. [Install Yarn ](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)version **1.22.19**
4. **Install Python version** 2.7
5. Clone the[ DIGIT-Frontend](https://github.com/egovernments/DIGIT-Frontend/tree/sample) repository locally from your organization's umbrella. This contains the frontend code under the frontend folder.

```
cd micro-ui/web/micro-ui-internals
```

To learn how to install yarn on Linux, follow [this guide](https://linuxhint.com/install_yarn_ubuntu/).
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## **Overview**

This page outlines the steps to set up the UI development environment locally.

## Steps

**Before setting up:** Install the tools listed below before development. Make sure the specific versions are installed. In case no version in listed, install the latest version.

1. Install Visual Studio Code. VS Code Extensions to be installed from the marketplace:
   * [GitLense](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens)
   * [ESLint](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbaeumer.vscode-eslint)
   * [Tailwind CSS](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss)
2. Install NodeJS **20.0.0**
3. [Install Yarn ](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)version **1.22.19**
4. **Install Python version** 2.7
5. Clone the[ DIGIT-Frontend](https://github.com/egovernments/DIGIT-Frontend/tree/sample) repository locally from your organization's umbrella. This contains the frontend code under the frontend folder.

```
cd micro-ui/web/
```

To learn how to install yarn on Linux, follow [this guide](https://linuxhint.com/install_yarn_ubuntu/).
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