/docs/12_contributing/code-contribution/Recent content in Code Contribution on Porch DocumentationHugoen-us/docs/12_contributing/code-contribution/development-environment/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/docs/12_contributing/code-contribution/development-environment/<p>This guide walks you through setting up a local Porch development environment with a kind cluster, enabling you to debug the Porch server and controllers in VS Code with various configurations.</p> <h2 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites</h2><ul> <li> <a href="https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/" target="_blank">Docker</a></li> <li> <a href="https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installation" target="_blank">kind</a></li> <li> <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/" target="_blank">kubectl</a></li> <li> <a href="https://go.dev/doc/install" target="_blank">Go</a> (version specified <a href="https://github.com/kptdev/porch/blob/main/go.mod#L3" target="_blank">in Porch&rsquo;s go.mod</a>)</li> <li> <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" target="_blank">VS Code</a> with <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=golang.go" target="_blank">Go extension</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/make/" target="_blank">make</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="macos-users">MacOS Users</h3><p>The deployment scripts require bash 4.x or later. MacOS ships with bash 3.x:</p> <ol> <li>Install bash 4.x+ via Homebrew: <code>brew install bash</code></li> <li>Ensure <code>/opt/homebrew/bin</code> appears before <code>/bin</code> and <code>/usr/bin</code> in your PATH</li> </ol> <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"><div class="h4 alert-heading" role="heading">Warning</div> <p>This permanently changes your default bash version system-wide.</p>