npm start and install are not working

Question

I tried to run npm install and npm start but both does not work. I reinstalled the nodejs but still the same. How to resolve it?

Answer 1

If you're trying to install the dependencies of an existing project (which the context implies), you need to run the command npm install in the directory where the package.json file of the project is.

If you've created a new and empty project folder, you need to first run npm init to create a package.json file which is used to manage the dependencies of your project.

Answer 2

Are you sure you're in the head directory? For example, if your project is in: $ Documents/Projects/JS-Projects/Work/Client-Management-App/ Then that's the folder you need to be in: the Client-Management-App/ directory, because that's where the package.json file and the /node_modules/ folder will be created.

Also, have you run npm init ? That might be another reason why.