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

Versions below are historical examples, not current supported-version recommendations. Use the project lockfiles, runtime constraints and official support matrix before installing; do not assume a newer major is compatible. Dependency installs may execute lifecycle scripts. Protect and gitignore secret environment files. Docker group membership grants root-equivalent host control; use rootless Docker where appropriate. The Compose stack is local development only: use unique credentials, bind published ports to loopback and add readiness checks rather than assuming depends_on means the database is ready.

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