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+## Steps to compile the snippets locally
+1. Build a react native package
+  - By running the publish-all-platforms CI in the breez-sdk repository (use dummy binaries)
+2. Download the react-native-{VERSION} artifact 
+3. Unzip the artifact and put the `sdk-react-native.tgz` file in the `snippets/react-native/packages` folder
+4. Run `yarn` to install the package.
+5. happy coding
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