Environment Setup

Complete guide for setting up the development environment for Verdure Assistant.

System Requirements

• .NET 9.0 SDK or higher
• Visual Studio 2022 17.8+ or Visual Studio Code
• Git for version control
• Windows 10/11 (for WinUI development)

Installation Steps

1. Install .NET 9 SDK

Download and install from .NET download page

Verify installation:

dotnet --version
# Should display 9.0.x or higher

2. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/maker-community/Verdure.Assistant.git
cd Verdure.Assistant

3. Restore Dependencies

dotnet restore

4. Build the Project

dotnet build --configuration Release

Development Tools

Visual Studio 2022

Required workloads:

• .NET desktop development
• ASP.NET and web development
• .NET Multi-platform App UI development

Visual Studio Code

Required extensions:

• C# Dev Kit
• PowerShell
• GitLens

Verification

Create and run a test project:

mkdir test-project && cd test-project
dotnet new console
dotnet run

If you see "Hello, World!" output, your environment is ready!

Next Steps

• Getting Started - Run your first project
• Project Architecture - Understand the system design
• Tech Stack - Learn about the technologies used