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3: Developer environment

Beginner
Motoko

Setting up your environment​

Before you start your project, verify the following:

  • You have an internet connection and access to a shell terminal on your local macOS or Linux computer.

  • You have a command line interface (CLI) window open. This window is also referred to as the 'terminal' window.

  • You have downloaded and installed the IC SDK package as described in the installing the IC SDK page.

  • You have a code editor installed. The VSCode IDE is a popular choice.

  • You have downloaded and installed git.

  • Assure that all packages and tools above are updated to the latest release versions.

Next steps​

After following the steps above, you're ready to get started developing backend canisters with Motoko! To get started, check out the Motoko quick start guide.