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npm start is starting the server.js not my React app, how can I use it to start my app?

So I was having this issue of node not restarting the server when there changes made on the server.js file. I fixed it by editing the package.json file. However, once fixed, the npm start command starts the server.js file: [nodemon] starting `node server.js

How do I start my react app then? npm start was the command I used before

Solution

  • Most probably your set your package.json file to

    "scripts": {
"start": "nodemon server.js",
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"

    },

    Change your server package.json to something like this:

     "scripts": {
"server": "nodemon server.js",
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"

    then run the command

    npm run server --this will start your server.js