Welcome to your Expo app 👋
This is an Expo project created with create-expo-app.
Getting Started
1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Kylejemery/arete-app.git
cd arete-app
2. Set up the backend server
cd server
npm install
cp .env.example .env
Open server/.env and add your Anthropic API key:
CLAUDE_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-your-key-here
Start the backend:
npm run dev
The server will run on http://localhost:3000.
3. Set up the app
In a new terminal, from the repo root:
cp .env.example .env
The default EXPO_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000 points to your local backend — no changes needed for local development.
Install app dependencies and start:
npm install
npx expo start
In the output, you'll find options to open the app in a
4. Production deployment
Deploy the server/ directory to Railway:
- Create a new Railway project and connect your GitHub repo (or deploy just the
server/ folder).
- In Railway's Variables tab, set
CLAUDE_API_KEY to your Anthropic API key. Railway sets PORT automatically.
- Copy the Railway-provided URL (e.g.
https://your-app.railway.app).
- In your app's
.env, update EXPO_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL to your Railway URL.
- Rebuild and publish the Expo app.
Get a fresh project
When you're ready, run:
npm run reset-project
This command will move the starter code to the app-example directory and create a blank app directory where you can start developing.
Learn more
To learn more about developing your project with Expo, look at the following resources:
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