npm run watch fails to run, but gives no error - node.js

I am working on a project with a couple of others using laravel and react/material ui.
Something happened to my npm (someone tried to fix it and ran npm audit fix --force) and therefore I needed to reinstall it. I deleted npm, deleted node js, reinstalled node js and ran npm install.
I have tried countless things so far, including things like remove node modules and package-lock.json and using rm node_modules and rm package-lock.json followed by npm cache clear --force.
When I run something like npm run watch or npm run dev this is the output I get.
> watch
> npm run development -- --watch
> development
> cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js "--watch"
After that I expect it to compile and stuff but instead I see the line
SP C:\xampp\htdocs\projectName
I have tried it with xampp running and without xampp, I also tried it from the phpstorm terminal and the cmd (with admin rights) but sadly nothing seems to work.

The only solution I could find in the end was reïnstalling Windows. There probably was something like a node or npm folder left somewhere that was interfering with the rest.

In my case, another npm run watch was running in background from another launch
killing it solved

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"vite is not recognized ..." on "npm run dev"

I'm using Node.js and npm for the first time, I'm trying to get Vite working, following the tutorials and documentation. But every time I run into the problem 'vite' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I have been trying to find a solution for 4 hours now but with no results.
I tried restarting pc, reinstalling node.js, several procedures to create vite project but in vain. I suppose it's my beginner's mistake, but I really don't know what to do anymore.
Commands and responses I run when I try to create a vite project:
npm create vite#latest
>> my-portfolio >> vanilla & vanilla
cd my-portfolio
npm install >>resp: up to date, audited 1 package in 21s found 0 vulnerabilities
npm run dev
resp:
> my-portfolio#0.0.0 dev
> vite
'vite' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
try to install the packages to make it work
npm install or npm i
For this error use the following command on your terminal in the present working directory of the project
npm install
npm run dev
first, try to install a node package manager and then run npm run dev hope it will work
yarn add vite
on project folder to add vite,
and run
npm run dev
again.
remember to update your node version to 18, LTS from 17 might not support this installation.
update:
I try to fresh install again my Laravel 9.19, since i had update my node to version 18, npm install & npm run dev just work fine without yarn.
According to documentation https://vitejs.dev/guide/#community-templates
npm install
npm run dev
npx vite build
I found myself in the same situation.
The problem is vite.cmd is not in the system or user PATH variable, so it cannot be found when it is executed from your project folder.
To fix it, you should temporarily add the folder where vite.cmd is in your PATH variable (either for the entire system or your user). I recommend adding it just for your user, and keep in mind you should probably remove it after you stop working on that project, because this could affect future projects using the same build tools.
To do this:
My PC > Properties > Advanced system settings > Click on Environment Variables (alternatively just use the start button and begin typing Environment, you should get a direct link)
On "User variables" find "Path" and edit it.
Add a new entry for the folder where vite.cmd is. Example "C:\dev\reactplayground\firsttest\test01\node_modules.bin" Check your project folder to find the right path.
Make sure your close and open your console for this change to affect.
Go back to your project root folder and run "vite build", it should work now.
for me I've:
1 - excuted yarn add vite
2- and then npm install
work fine !
For me I had a project I created on one computer and it had this in devDependencies:
"vite": "^3.1.0"
I did pnpm install and it reported everything was fine, but I was getting the error. I ran pnpm install vite and it installed it again with this:
"vite": "^3.1.8"
After that it worked fine. So try using npm, yarn, or pnpm to install the vite package again and see if that works.
try npm install
then npm run build
Recently faced this error and I run
npm install
npm run dev
then the output was
VITE v3.2.4 ready in 1913 ms
THAT'S COOL 😎😎😎
reference LINK
You need Node version 15 or higher, I had the same problem because I was using an older version of it.
Needs to install all the packages in package.json and run again
npm i
npm run dev
For me this worked:
I changed NODE_ENV environment variable to development ( earlier it was production - which should not be the case, as dev-dependencies won't get installed by npm install or yarn )
Here is what to make sure before running npm install or yarn:
Make sure `NODE_ENV` environment variable is not set to `production` if you running locally for dev purpose.
'vite' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
> vite
'vite' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
try to install the packages to make it work
npm install or npm i
The following works just fine!
npx vite build
npm i
npm run dev
I had the same challenge and I was finding the error
create-vite : command not found
I resolved by running the command:
npm i create-vite
From there you can continue with running the command:
npm create vite#latest
Reference:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-vite
npm install or npm i
helps with issue of 'vite' is not recognized
After I tried npm install
i could run the npm run dev after and it showed me the localhost

"npm run" commands fail on Windows

I am using Windows PowerShell ISE with administrator privileges. My project uses webpack, which is installed as a local dependency with npm. I have a "script" defined in package.json:
"build": "webpack --progress --config resources/assets/build/webpack.config.js",
When I execute npm run build I get the error message 'webpack' is not recognized as an internal or external command, but if I copy the webpack command and execute that it works fine. I'm not going to list my whole system PATH here, but it includes .\node_modules\.bin at the beginning. Clearly Windows has no problem finding webpack but Node for some reason can't.
I tried running npm run build in a privilege-less Command Line, no difference. I upgraded to the latest versions of Node and npm (13.0.1 and 6.12.1, respectively), to no avail. I even tried prefixing the command in package.json with ./node_modules/.bin/ but that didn't work.
Please don't suggest that I install webpack globally as that is not a real solution. Node is giving me this error with all locally-installed commands, not just webpack. I should be able to run commands locally through npm.
if you're using a recent version of npm, you can try
npx webpack ....
alternatively, you can install webpack locally and specify the exact path
node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js ....
In the end, I had to bite the bullet and install webpack globally.

Nodemon aequivalent to npm run dev

I've just started using the whole javascript and node.js environment. To start an existing project I run three commands
npm install, npm run all and finally npm run dev to start the application in my browser.
Now, whenever I update the code I stop the current running dev via Ctrl+C, press arrow up key to get npm run dev in my terminal again and hit Enter. I believe there is a better way of doing this repetitive task, like Nodemon.
But, what is the aequivalent command for that, so that the updates I make in the code automatically become visible in the browser?
I have three files which do not work with nodeman: package.json, Gruntfile.js, app/index.js. Moreover, I tried nodemon --exec npm run dev which permanently does sth, but does not start my application.
Do you have any suggestions?
Yes, I would look at the --exec flag on nodemon. You could do something like:
nodemon --exec npm run dev
This will run npm run dev every time a source file changes. Read the nodemon NPM page to get a better idea of how to use it.

Nodemon for development environment

I wanted to know how to use nodemon, and push it to a git repo, and have other developers on the project be able to use nodemon without having to run the command npm install -g nodemon. Ideally, I would like all developers on the project to be able to just run npm start and nodemon is called whether or not it's installed globally. I've already run npm install --save-dev nodemon, and I'm mostly curious if there is a way to get nodemon to be run from within node_modules, in my start command in the scripts section of the package.json file.
If you install it locally, i.e. without the -g flag, it's available in ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon. So just configure that path in your npm start script.
For example:
"start" : "./node_modules/.bin/nodemon app.js"

I can´t install nodemon globally, "nodemon" not recognized

I want to use nodemon for monitoring my node.js app's, then I execute the next line command:
npm install -g nodemon
or
npm install nodemon -g
When I move to my app folder and try to to
nodemon app.js
The system tells to the next:
"nodemon 'is not recognized as an internal or external command, program or batch file.
Since node prefix is not in the PATH ENV variable , any of the globally installed modules are not getting recognized.
Please try this.
Open cmd prompt
npm config get prefix
append the resulting path to PATH env variable.
Now you should be able to run nodemon from any location.
This is what i have done on my local machine
C:\>npm config get prefix
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\npm
C:\>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\npm;
C:\>nodemon
31 Jul 22:30:29 - [nodemon] v0.7.8
31 Jul 22:30:29 - [nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
31 Jul 22:30:29 - [nodemon] watching: C:\
31 Jul 22:30:29 - [nodemon] starting `node `
^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)? Y
I also got same error as you with this command:
$ sudo npm install -g nodemon
I just really switched as "root" and then just ran:
$ npm install -g nodemon
I think npm has a bug to not work with sudo, but it works fine when you are really "root".
Single line solution
In terminal
npm install -g --force nodemon
There is a problem with integrated terminal of vs code. when I try in external terminal nodemon works. But in integrated terminal, it gives bash: nodemon: command not found error.
so here is my solution
install nodemon as development dependency
npm install --save-dev nodemon
and change package.json of the project
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
"nodemon": "./node_modules/.bin/nodemon"
},
to run nodemon type into terminal in project folder
npm run nodemon
Mine was I went to Control Panel and Repair the NodeJS app and tried to install again with npm install -g nodemon and now it works. Maybe you mixed up or something with Node.
check out here :-
npm install -g nodemon
and then run
$nodemon server.js
You won't need to install nodemon anymore, since Nodejs has finally introduced its --watch feature which restarts the process when an imported file is changed.
node --watch index.js
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v18.11.0/
Linux users: I would highly suggest not using sudo or root user to install npm packages. This could become a security problem especially on a production system. I would also suggest not trying to hack permissions as I have hosed an Ubuntu system by not reading the warning on the npmjs procedure.
It would be better to configure npm to use a folder owned by the current user. Simplest approach
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pcnate/npm-configure/master/add-npm-global.sh -q -O - | bash
npm install -g nodemon
Or get the code script on github to see how it works
See details on the npmjs website
On Windows, I was having issues installing nodemon directly from the Command line. Downloaded Cygwin and I was able to npm install nodemon instantly.
You can add path to node packages in System Path variable.
Add "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\npm".
Even after adding path to System Path variable it did not work for me using nodemon. Then i used npm run serve to run the server. now it is up and running. Btw i am a windows user
This command worked for me.
If your global installation didn't work then install it in your
development dependency.
npm install --save-dev nodemon
Updated
After Path settings we also need to type in the following commands
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
what this command enables running scripts on the system
I think some of us can't reach global environments without admin privileges.
If you tried everything and it's still not working, try running VSCode as administrator. It worked out for me.
had the same problem otherwise was just working fine a day ago.
Very simple fix
first check if nodemon exists on your system globally or not
To check
npm list -g --depth=0
If you don't see then install
it npm install -g nodemon (g stands for globally)
If you see it still doesn't work then you need to configure environment variable
I use Windows OS. On Windows navigate to
Control panel>System>Advanced System Settings>Environment Variables>double-click on PATH
Now check if you have this PATH C:\Users\yourUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm
If not, you will see some existing paths, just append to it separating with semicolon. That's it! Worked for me.
For me node was installed in C:..\Roaming\npm and for you if the PATH is different, you will put in whatever applcable.

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