# Set up the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

We recommend using Visual Studio Code (VS Code) as your IDE or text editor to set up the EmbedFAST as the steps were written with VS Code in mind. VS Code supports Bicep syntax highlighting and ensures a smooth development experience.

## Bicep Development Environment

The Bicep development environment is needed to work with Bicep scripts and to run them in order to deploy resources on Azure.

## **Windows PowerShell Extension**

The Windows PowerShell Extension is needed to run deployment scripts in VS code through the PowerShell terminal. Follow the steps listed below to install the PowerShell Extension in VS Code:

1. Open Visual Studio Code.&#x20;
2. Click on the **Extensions** icon in the sidebar.&#x20;
3. Search for "**PowerShell**" in the **Extensions** view.&#x20;
4. Find and install the [PowerShell extension](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/powershell) by Microsoft.&#x20;
5. Restart Visual Studio Code. The PowerShell extension is now installed and ready to use.&#x20;

