Missing Script when I run npm start to create React app

Question

I\'m trying to run the React server by running npm start

When I do this I get a missing script error:

λ npm start
npm ERR! missing scrip         


        

Answer 1

For windows

tried npm uninstall -g create-react-app that didn't work for me.

I did the following and it worked:

1. Elevated cmd prompt (or Git Bash): where create-react-app it was somewhere in the system files under yarn. follow that path and delete both the files.
2. Go to the working directory where you want the project, in my case a folder inside Documents\Projects. run npx create-react-app my-test-app

This will create a new folder called my-test-app and you can follow the rest of the instructions on the react app website.

cd into that new folder, run

yarn start

Answer 2

For me the problem was caused because npx create-react-app my-app was not triggering npm install due to lack of user permission. Please run :

sudo npx create-react-app my-app

Solves the problem.

Answer 3

Update create-react-app package to solve this problem.

For updating the concerned package run the following command: npm install -g create-react-app