You can use the form to set up a development environment on your Windows quite easily by installing various tools instantly, cloning GitHub repositories to your computer, and using Dev Drive as the storage unit for such files. In this article, we will show you how to set up a development environment in Windows 11 using Dev Home.
1. Install Dev Home
To begin, you must first install Dev Home on your computer. Currently, Dev Home is in public preview, which means there may be minor issues occasionally. Installing Dev Home is quite simple. It is available for installation through the Microsoft Store app, or you can also manually install it via the GitHub page. To install Dev Home via Microsoft Store, follow the instructions down below:
2. Create a Dev Drive
After installing Dev Home on your computer, you will need to create a Dev Drive to take advantage of the full capacity of Dev Home. Creating a Dev Drive is not compulsory, and you can ignore this step if it is too much of a hassle for you. However, we highly recommend creating a Dev Drive, as it provides a great deal of additional functionality and control over your projects. Dev Drive is currently not available on the stable release of Windows 11, and you will have to join the Windows Insider Program. This is because, at the moment, Dev Drive is only available on the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. However, it will soon be a part of the stable release, and you will not have to join the Insider Program in the near future. You can set up a Dev Drive on your computer by following our detailed guide.
3. Setup Dev Home
With Dev Drive out of the way, you can now focus on setting up Dev Home on your computer. The application allows you to configure your machine in a number of ways. You can follow a step-by-step setup within the app that guides you through the process of installing applications and cloning repositories. Alternatively, you can also use a YAML configuration file to set up Dev Home on your system. Once you have installed any required tools and cloned your GitHub repositories, you can proceed with monitoring them by deploying various widgets. To configure your machine via Dev Home, follow the instructions down below:
4. Adding Widgets
Now that you have installed the required tools and cloned respective repositories from GitHub on your computer, you can go a step further with Dev Home widgets. These widgets allow you to track and manage various resources on your computer as well as GitHub activities. With Dev Home widgets, you are able to track GitHub notifications, any pull requests and issues on your repositories, along with reviews and assignments. In addition, it also allows you to track the health of your hardware components from GPU to CPU, memory, network statistics, and more. Using widgets on Dev Home is quite easy, follow the instructions below to add widgets to your Dev Home environment:
