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title: Set up your environment
description: Learn how to set up your development environment to start building with Expo.
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Let's set up a local development environment for running your project on Android and iOS.
## Where would you like to develop?
We recommend using a real device to develop, since you'll get to see exactly what your users will see.
## How would you like to develop?
Expo Go is a sandbox for trying out Expo quickly. A development build is a build of your own app that includes Expo's developer tools.
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## Next step
You have a project and a development environment. Now it's time to start developing.