<h3 id="heading-step-1create-a-project-called-awesomeproject"><strong>STEP 1:create a project called</strong> AwesomeProject</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">npx react-native init AwesomeProject
</code></pre>
<h3 id="heading-step-2check-and-confirm-usb-debugging-developer-option-enable"><strong>Step 2:Check and confirm USB debugging /Developer option Enable</strong></h3>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">adb devices
</code></pre>
<p>If you have a physical Android device, the device name listed here</p>
<h3 id="heading-step-3-start-your-application">Step 3: Start your application</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">npx react-native run-android
</code></pre>
<h3 id="heading-errors-encountered-while-creating-the-app"><strong>Errors encountered while creating the app</strong></h3>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674918854073/d5de5e8d-fd51-4c63-a85d-23e1bf1d2e39.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" /></p>
<p>Solution:create <strong><em><a href="http://local.properties" class="autolinkedURL autolinkedURL-url" target="_blank">local.properties</a></em></strong> inside <strong><em>android</em></strong> folder in react native project</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">sdk.dir=/home/to/Android/Sdk
</code></pre>
<p>Then run again the command"<strong>npx react-native run-android</strong>"</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>Start Metro:First, you will need to start Metro, the JavaScript bundler that ships with React Native. Metro "takes in an entry file and various options, and returns a single JavaScript file that includes all your code and its dependencies."</p>
<p>To start Metro, run <code>npx react-native start</code> inside your React Native project folder:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">npx react-native start
</code></pre>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674919371644/05234b8f-1628-4207-8b32-0e2bb2bbde9f.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" /></p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674919431208/494623c8-b20c-44ba-a496-d17e7db09e23.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" /></p>
<p>Now i can see my app and my app is running fine. enjoy!!</p>


### **STEP 1:create a project called** AwesomeProject

```bash
npx react-native init AwesomeProject
```

### **Step 2:Check and confirm USB debugging /Developer option Enable**

```bash
adb devices
```

If you have a physical Android device, the device name listed here

### Step 3: Start your application

```bash
npx react-native run-android
```

### **Errors encountered while creating the app**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674918854073/d5de5e8d-fd51-4c63-a85d-23e1bf1d2e39.png align="center")

Solution:create ***local.properties*** inside ***android*** folder in react native project

```bash
sdk.dir=/home/to/Android/Sdk
```

Then run again the command"**npx react-native run-android**"

OR

Start Metro:First, you will need to start Metro, the JavaScript bundler that ships with React Native. Metro "takes in an entry file and various options, and returns a single JavaScript file that includes all your code and its dependencies."

To start Metro, run `npx react-native start` inside your React Native project folder:

```bash
npx react-native start
```

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674919371644/05234b8f-1628-4207-8b32-0e2bb2bbde9f.png align="center")

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674919431208/494623c8-b20c-44ba-a496-d17e7db09e23.png align="center")

Now i can see my app and my app is running fine. enjoy!!

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Table of contents

STEP 1:create a project called AwesomeProject

Step 2:Check and confirm USB debugging /Developer option Enable

Step 3: Start your application

Errors encountered while creating the app