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Prerequisites

Couchbase Lite for React Native is provided as a Native Module.

The Native Module can be found at the following repository Couchbase Lite for React Native. This plugin is actively developed and maintained by the community. It is not an official Couchbase product.

A developer using this plugin should have a basic understanding of the following technologies:

Expo Note​

React Native's recommmendation is to use Expo for development . The example app that comes with the cbl-reactnative repo is an Expo based app, thus this Native Module can work in Expo apps. Note using Expo Go is not supported due to Expo Go not supporting loading 3rd party Native Modules. You will need to be familiar with the Expo Dev Client process to use this Native Module in an Expo app.

Supported Platforms​

  • The React Native - Native Module is supported on iOS and Android platforms. MacOS, Windows, and Web support is not available at this time.

React Native Version​

  • The plugin is built using React Native 0.76.3. Support for older versions of React Native is not guaranteed and apps should be based on 0.76.3 or higher.

Please review the React Native Support documentation for a full listed of supported platform versions.

Development Environment​