# Setup

This guide will walk you through setting up your environment to use the Firebase Data Connect SDK. Mostly using
documentation listed [here](https://firebase.google.com/docs/flutter/setup?platform=ios#install-cli-tools).

1. Make sure you have the latest Firebase CLI tools installed. Follow the instructions [here](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli#setup_update_cli) to install.
2. Log into your Firebase account:
```sh
firebase login
```
3. Install the FlutterFire CLI by running the following command from any directory:
```sh
dart pub global activate flutterfire_cli
```
4. Make sure the user has initialized Firebase already based on the instructions [here](https://firebase.google.com/docs/flutter/setup?platform=ios#initialize-firebase).
