Claude Code Setup Guide
Complete walkthrough of installing Claude Code, setting up GitHub, Vercel, and Supabase from scratch. You do not need any coding experience.
By Ryan Frizelle · 5 min read
Most people get stuck before they even start. They open a terminal for the first time, get an error, and close it. I have been there. This guide walks you through every step so you can go from zero to a fully deployed project in one sitting.
You need a computer running macOS, Linux, or Windows (WSL). If you are on Windows, ask Claude Code how to enable WSL first. It takes 5 minutes.
Here is how to get everything set up:
- 1.Install Claude Code. Open your terminal and run the installation command from the Claude Code docs. It runs as a CLI tool that connects to Claude's API.
- 2.Set up GitHub. Create an account if you do not have one, then configure SSH keys for secure repository access. This lets Claude Code manage your code through git. Ask Claude Code how to do this if you are not sure.
- 3.Create a Supabase project. Supabase gives you a Postgres database, authentication, and storage. All free to start. Go to supabase.com and create a new project.
- 4.Deploy on Vercel. Connect your GitHub repo to Vercel for automatic deployments on every push. Every time you push code, your site updates automatically.
That is it. Four steps and you have a full development environment ready to build anything. The whole thing takes about 20 minutes if you follow along.
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