Development environment setup

Installing DHIS2 dependencies

Install the DHIS2 CLI. We are installing it globally because we will use the CLI commands from our terminal and not in a specific project.

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yarn global add @dhis2/cli

Initializing a new app

Create a new empty folder for your application and open it in your code editor of choice.

Then, using your terminal, navigate to your new folder and run the DHIS2 CLI init command.

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npx d2 app scripts init myfirstapp

• If you are running windows and your terminal doesn't recognize the d2 command - try following this guide.

The init command runs a modified create-react-app script that creates a new DHIS2 application with DHIS2 packages pre-installed.

After the setup is complete navigate to the new folder and start the application.

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cd myfirstapp
yarn start

When you visit http://localhost:3000 you should see the DHIS2 log-in screen.