cd to correct folder in package.json

Question

My project structure is like this:

• Project
  • client
  • server

Im trying to start both my Node Express Server & React project concurrently. But only the express server is starting. I can't figure out how to cd to /client.

This is my package.json in /server/package.json:

{
  "name": "podifi",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "client": "cd client && npm run start",
    "server": "nodemon server.js",
    "dev": "concurrently --kill-others-on-fail \"npm run server\" \"npm run client\""
  },

What should it be instead of: "client": "cd client && npm run start", ??

Answer 1

You have to go one folder up first

  "scripts": {
    "client": "cd ../client && npm run start"
  },

I would recommend to have a 3 package.json files.
One in server one in client , and one in root project.
From there you start both of them, and also you can have dependenceis for each one in part.

Answer 2

I think your file is ok, are you sure you're not running npm start inside the client folder? you should be outside

This is what my config looks like:

"start": "concurrently --kill-others-on-fail \"yarn server\" \"yarn client\""

hope it helps