Environment Setup Guide

Guide developers through setting up development environments with proper tools, dependencies, and configurations

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Environment Setup Guide

Overview

Help developers set up complete development environments from scratch. This skill provides step-by-step guidance for installing tools, configuring dependencies, setting up environment variables, and verifying the setup works correctly.

When to Use This Skill

Use when starting a new project and need to set up the development environment
Use when onboarding new team members to a project
Use when switching to a new machine or operating system
Use when troubleshooting environment-related issues
Use when documenting setup instructions for a project
Use when creating development environment documentation

How It Works

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Step 1: Identify Requirements

2. Step 2: Check Current Setup

3. Step 3: Provide Installation Instructions

4. Step 4: Configure the Environment

5. Step 5: Verify Installation

6. Example 1: Node.js Project Setup

7. Prerequisites

8. Step 1: Install Node.js

9. Step 2: Verify Installation

10. Step 3: Install Project Dependencies

11. Step 4: Set Up Environment Variables

12. Step 5: Run the Project

13. Troubleshooting

14. Example 2: Python Project Setup

15. Step 1: Install Python

16. Step 2: Verify Installation

17. Step 3: Create Virtual Environment

18. Step 4: Install Dependencies

19. Step 5: Set Up Environment Variables

20. Step 6: Run the Application

21. Example 3: Docker Development Environment

22. Step 1: Install Docker

23. Step 2: Verify Installation

24. Step 3: Create docker-compose.yml

25. Step 4: Start Services

26. Step 5: Verify Services

27. ✅ Do This

28. ❌ Don't Do This

29. Problem: "Command not found" after installation

30. Problem: Permission errors with npm/pip

31. Problem: Port already in use

32. Problem: Database connection fails

---name: environment-setup-guidedescription: Guide developers through setting up development environments with proper tools, dependencies, and configurations--- # Environment Setup Guide ## Overview Help developers set up complete development environments from scratch. This skill provides step-by-step guidance for installing tools, configuring dependencies, setting up environment variables, and verifying the setup works correctly. ## When to Use This Skill - Use when starting a new project and need to set up the development environment - Use when onboarding new team members to a project - Use when switching to a new machine or operating system - Use when troubleshooting environment-related issues - Use when documenting setup instructions for a project - Use when creating development environment documentation ## How It Works ## 🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills) ### 1. [Step 1: Identify Requirements](./sub-skills/step-1-identify-requirements.md) ### 2. [Step 2: Check Current Setup](./sub-skills/step-2-check-current-setup.md) ### 3. [Step 3: Provide Installation Instructions](./sub-skills/step-3-provide-installation-instructions.md) ### 4. [Step 4: Configure the Environment](./sub-skills/step-4-configure-the-environment.md) ### 5. [Step 5: Verify Installation](./sub-skills/step-5-verify-installation.md) ### 6. [Example 1: Node.js Project Setup](./sub-skills/example-1-nodejs-project-setup.md) ### 7. [Prerequisites](./sub-skills/prerequisites.md) ### 8. [Step 1: Install Node.js](./sub-skills/step-1-install-nodejs.md) ### 9. [Step 2: Verify Installation](./sub-skills/step-2-verify-installation.md) ### 10. [Step 3: Install Project Dependencies](./sub-skills/step-3-install-project-dependencies.md) ### 11. [Step 4: Set Up Environment Variables](./sub-skills/step-4-set-up-environment-variables.md) ### 12. [Step 5: Run the Project](./sub-skills/step-5-run-the-project.md) ### 13. [Troubleshooting](./sub-skills/troubleshooting.md) ### 14. [Example 2: Python Project Setup](./sub-skills/example-2-python-project-setup.md) ### 15. [Step 1: Install Python](./sub-skills/step-1-install-python.md) ### 16. [Step 2: Verify Installation](./sub-skills/step-2-verify-installation.md) ### 17. [Step 3: Create Virtual Environment](./sub-skills/step-3-create-virtual-environment.md) ### 18. [Step 4: Install Dependencies](./sub-skills/step-4-install-dependencies.md) ### 19. [Step 5: Set Up Environment Variables](./sub-skills/step-5-set-up-environment-variables.md) ### 20. [Step 6: Run the Application](./sub-skills/step-6-run-the-application.md) ### 21. [Example 3: Docker Development Environment](./sub-skills/example-3-docker-development-environment.md) ### 22. [Step 1: Install Docker](./sub-skills/step-1-install-docker.md) ### 23. [Step 2: Verify Installation](./sub-skills/step-2-verify-installation.md) ### 24. [Step 3: Create docker-compose.yml](./sub-skills/step-3-create-docker-composeyml.md) ### 25. [Step 4: Start Services](./sub-skills/step-4-start-services.md) ### 26. [Step 5: Verify Services](./sub-skills/step-5-verify-services.md) ### 27. [✅ Do This](./sub-skills/do-this.md) ### 28. [❌ Don't Do This](./sub-skills/dont-do-this.md) ### 29. [Problem: "Command not found" after installation](./sub-skills/problem-command-not-found-after-installation.md) ### 30. [Problem: Permission errors with npm/pip](./sub-skills/problem-permission-errors-with-npmpip.md) ### 31. [Problem: Port already in use](./sub-skills/problem-port-already-in-use.md) ### 32. [Problem: Database connection fails](./sub-skills/problem-database-connection-fails.md)

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