I’m having trouble getting Shopify Hydrogen up and running on my Windows 11 machine. When I try to create a new project using npm, I keep running into an error. Here’s what’s happening:
I run the command npm create @shopify/hydrogen@latest
The process starts but then fails with this error message:
Failed to initialize project: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'c:\Users\windows 11\AppData\Local\npm-cache_npx\e1eac9ad41cc36f\node_modules@shopify\create-hydrogen\dist\assets\hydrogen\starter\app\root.tsx'
It looks like npm can’t find some necessary files. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m not sure if it’s an issue with my setup or something else entirely. Any tips on troubleshooting this would be greatly appreciated. I’m still new to Shopify development and feeling a bit lost. Thanks in advance for your help!
I’ve encountered similar issues when setting up Shopify Hydrogen, and it can be frustrating. From my experience, this error often stems from permission problems or path issues on Windows.
Here’s what worked for me:
First, try running your command prompt as an administrator. Right-click on the command prompt icon and select ‘Run as administrator’. This can sometimes resolve permission-related errors.
If that doesn’t work, consider using a different directory. I’ve had success creating the project in a directory closer to the root, like C:\Projects, instead of within user folders.
Another thing to check is your npm version. Make sure it’s up to date by running ‘npm install -g npm@latest’.
Lastly, if all else fails, you might want to try using Yarn instead of npm. I’ve found it to be more reliable in some cases, especially with newer frameworks like Hydrogen.
Hope this helps you get past this roadblock. Shopify development can be tricky at first, but it’s worth persevering!