Environment Setup

DevStride supports two development environment options. Choose the one that best fits your workflow.

Cloud Development (Recommended)

Get a fully configured development environment running on AWS EC2 in about 10 minutes.

What you get:

• Pre-configured EC2 instance (4 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 100GB SSD)
• All tools pre-installed: Node.js 20, pnpm, Docker, AWS CLI, Claude Code
• Automatic SSH configuration
• Repository cloned and dependencies installed

Costs:

• Running: $0.17/hour ($122/month if always on)
• Stopped: ~$8/month (storage only)
• Tip: Stop your instance when not working!

Cloud Development Guide →

Local Development

Set up DevStride on your local machine for full control over your environment.

Requirements:

• Node.js 18+
• pnpm
• Docker
• AWS CLI v2

Local Development Guide →