Babel.config.js or .babelrc?

Please provide the following:

  1. SDK Version: ~36.0.0
  2. Platforms: all

Why do we have 2 files for babel? First .babelrc and second babel.config.js. Can I remove .babelrc? If so, where to add module:metro-react-native-babel-preset?

.babelrc:

{
  "presets": ["module:metro-react-native-babel-preset"]
}

babel.config.js:

module.exports = function(api) {
  api.cache(true);
  return {
    presets: ['babel-preset-expo'],
  };
};

If you run expo init to create a new app you’ll see that there is no .babelrc so I suspect you can get rid of it.

No. If I run expo init for bare workflow then I get .babelrc.
If I run expo init for manage workflow then I don’t get .babelrc.

But I use bare workflow.

I see. You did not specify that you were using the bare workflow. Then I don’t know the answer to your question, sorry.

Ok, thanks.

Expo, help me, please.

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