I’m having an issue when I try to run my node project with npm start. The error says the ‘start’ script is absent. Check out this sample:
npm ERR! OS WIN10
npm ERR! command "node runApplication.js"
npm ERR! missing 'start' command
Any ideas to fix this?
Recently, I encountered a similar issue while setting up a new project. The resolution came once I inspected the package.json file in detail. It appears that the ‘start’ script was not properly defined, which led to the error. To resolve it, I manually added “start”: “node app.js” in the scripts section (I even adjusted the file name appropriately). It also helped to verify that you’re executing the correct file. For me, a careful re-examination of package.json solved the problem.
Based on my experience, this error is often due to a typo or an incorrectly placed file reference. When I faced a similar error, I found that the package.json file did not properly reference the entry file. I resolved this by double-checking the file names and making sure the device I specified in the start script exactly matched the actual file. I also ensured that there were no extra, deprecated settings interfering. Reviewing these details eventually corrected the npm start issue in my project.