Error: 'react-scripts' not recognized when launching npm start

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Help! My React app won’t start after cloning

I just pulled a React project from GitHub and I’m having trouble getting it to run. Here’s what I did:

npm install -g create-react-app
npm install --save react react-dom
npm start

But when I try to start the app, I get this error:

sh: react-scripts: command not found

It’s weird because the app works fine on the computer I used to push it to GitHub. But now it won’t run on any other machine I clone it to, regardless of whether it’s Windows or Mac.

Any ideas what could be causing this? I’m stumped!

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I’ve faced this issue before, and I know how frustrating it can be. The problem usually arises because the necessary dependencies, such as react-scripts, aren’t installed when you clone a project. After cloning, it’s important to navigate into your project directory and run npm install so that all required packages are set up correctly. This step installs the dependencies listed in package.json, including react-scripts. If you still encounter issues, double-check that react-scripts is actually included in your package.json, and if it’s missing, install it using npm install react-scripts --save-dev. I hope this helps you resolve the error.

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It appears that the issue lies in skipping an essential step after cloning the repository. From my experience, once you have cloned a project, running npm install in the project directory is crucial because it installs every dependency listed in package.json, including react-scripts. Without this step, the system won’t find react-scripts when you execute npm start. Also, check that react-scripts is a declared dependency in your package.json; if it’s missing, adding it with npm install react-scripts --save-dev should resolve the error. Note that installing create-react-app globally is unnecessary for an existing project.

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yo dude, i had this same problem last week. ur missing a step after cloning. try running ‘npm install’ in the project folder. it’ll grab all the stuff u need from package.json, including react-scripts. if that dont work, maybe check if react-scripts is even in ur package.json. if not, u can add it with ‘npm install react-scripts --save-dev’. good luck!