• nvm: switches Node versions safely
• Node.js: runs JavaScript tools on your machine
• npm/npx: installs and runs JS packages
• Expo: makes React Native development easy
• Babel: Transforms different codes into plain JavaScript
• Metro: Bundles JavaScript for React Native

Install Nvm

curl -o- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.3/install.sh> | bash

Install latest Node version

nvm install --lts # or: nvm install 20
nvm alias default lts/* # or: nvm alias default 20
which node && node -v

Start a react native project with expo

npx create-expo-app@latest