Install appium globally https://appium.io/
and appium-doctor brew install appium-doctor
Run appium-doctor, which will scan your system for additional dependencies for appium. Install those.
You will need to install android emulator via
For development, install appium server gui. Once you get this running, click the magnifying glass to install appium inspector.
You will need app builds from ionic.io in the apps/ folder make sure helpers/apps.js is set up to reference the correct files
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devicefarm/latest/developerguide/test-types-appium.html