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Prerequisites

Ditto’s React Native Quickstart supports iOS, Android, and macOS. Before getting started, ensure you have the following:
  • A code editor (Visual Studio Code is our recommendation, but any code editor will work)
  • Git installed on your machine
  • Node.js installed on your machine
  • A Ditto Portal account with a configured Ditto Application (see Getting SDK Connection Details)
  • Android Studio installed on your machine
  • A physical Android device or Android emulator
  • A macOS machine with the latest version of Xcode (15 or later) installed
  • For iOS: A physical iOS device or iOS simulator
  • For macOS: React Native CLI (Expo does not support macOS)

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Get Started

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1. Clone the Repository

  1. Open the terminal
  2. Clone the repository from GitHub. 
    git clone https://github.com/getditto/quickstart
  3. Navigate to the project root directory: 
    cd quickstart

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2. Configure Ditto

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Get Ditto Database ID, Development Token, Auth URL, and Websocket URL

  1. Log in to your Ditto Portal account
  2. Navigate to your application and obtain the Ditto App ID, Playground Token, Auth URL, and Websocket URL. (see Getting SDK Connection Details for more details)

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Add Ditto Credentials

  1. Copy the .env.sample file at the root of the quickstart repo to .env and add your database ID and development token. 
    cp .env.sample .env
  2. Update the .env file with the Database ID and Development Token from your Ditto Application 
    DITTO_DATABASE_ID="REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_DATABASE_ID"
DITTO_DEVELOPMENT_TOKEN="REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_DEVELOPMENT_TOKEN"
DITTO_AUTH_URL="REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_AUTH_URL"
DITTO_WEBSOCKET_URL="REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_WEBSOCKET_URL"

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3. Run the Application

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to your application folder.
  2. Install dependencies
    yarn
    yarn install
  3. Run the Application 
    (cd ios && pod install)
yarn react-native run-ios

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4. Sync-Data Offline

  1. Launch the application on multiple devices or simulators
  2. Disconnect from your current WiFi network while keeping WiFi enabled on the device to allow for LAN connections
  3. Add, edit, and delete tasks and experience offline collaboration!

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Next Steps

All the Ditto Quickstart apps works together! Try running a quickstart app in other languages and see them all collaborate.

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Additional Resources