create-react-app: How do I “npm start” with a specific browser?

Question

npm start

starts the react server on the default browser, which is Firefox for me. I like Firefox for browsing but prefer Chrome in web deve

Answer 1

As you have mentioned that you are using create-react-app for creating react app and you want chrome to open on hitting npm start. Set BROWSER variable in package.json present in your project in the following manner:

Replace:

"start": "react-scripts start"

With:

• Linux:

  "start": "BROWSER='google-chrome-stable' react-scripts start"
  

• Windows:

  "start": "BROWSER='chrome' react-scripts start"
  

• OS X:

  "start": "BROWSER='google chrome' react-scripts start"