About The Project

Bowal is a cross-platform mobile application bootstrapped with react-native-community/cli and powered with Firebase for backend operations.

The app is a multi-vendor e-commerce marketplace that leverages geo-location technology to buying and selling online in Africa. A user can signup as either a buyer or a vendor.

visit https://samuelibrahim.com/projects/bowal-mobile-app to see the mobile app screens.

Getting Started

Step 1: Start the Metro Server

First, you will need to start Metro, the JavaScript bundler that ships with React Native.

To start Metro, run the following command from the root of your React Native project:

# using npm
npm start

# OR using Yarn
yarn start

Step 2: Start your Application

Let Metro Bundler run in its own terminal. Open a new terminal from the root of your React Native project. Run the following command to start your Android or iOS app:

For Android

# using npm
npm run android

# OR using Yarn
yarn android

For iOS

# using npm
npm run ios

# OR using Yarn
yarn ios