🔥 In this episode of the React Native For Beginners series, we’ll set up everything you need to start building your cross-platform mobile app! From environment configuration to initializing your project, this setup will lay the foundation for everything we build going forward.

📌 What you’ll learn in this video:
✅ Installing Node.js, Expo CLI, and necessary dependencies
✅ Creating a new React Native project with Expo
✅ Project folder structure explained
✅ Installing and configuring React Navigation
✅ Setting up Sanity CMS for content management
✅ Creating a new Sanity project and schema basics
✅ Setting up a Firebase project (Auth, Firestore, and Storage)
✅ Connecting your app to Firebase with config setup
✅ Running your first app on iOS/Android emulator or physical device

💡 Why This Setup Is Important:
▶️ Ensures a smooth dev experience from day one
▶️ Avoids common environment issues and pitfalls
▶️ Lets you build once and deploy everywhere (iOS + Android)
▶️ Combines frontend and backend tools into one seamless dev flow