yes the link he sent was very helpful in solving the error, especially here but the code snippets they provided in the docs wasn't enough, i have to modify it to this #!/bin/sh # Install Node.js using Homebrew brew install node # Install CocoaPods using Homebrew brew install cocoapods # Navigate to the project root directory cd .. # Install Node.js dependencies npm install # Navigate back to the ios directory cd ios # Install dependencies you manage with CocoaPods pod install and it was able to build succesfully without any pods error

the answer to solving it is here but the code snippets they provided in the docs wasn't enough, i have to modify it to this # Install Node.js using Homebrew brew install node # Install CocoaPods using Homebrew brew install cocoapods # Navigate to the project root directory cd .. # Install Node.js dependencies npm install # Navigate back to the ios directory cd ios # Install dependencies you manage with CocoaPods pod install and it was able to build succesfully without any pods error PS: i am using reactnative