npm start not working while installing react - node.js

Question

Please see the below files for reference. I am not able to start the npm start command while creating set up for react demo project.
**package.json**
{
"name": "package.json",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Demo application",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "webpack-dev-server --hot"
},
"author": "Abhishek",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"react": "^15.4.2",
"react-dom": "^15.4.2"
}
}
Webpack.config.js
var config = {
entry: './main.js',
output: {
path:'./',
filename: 'index.js',
},
devServer: {
inline: true,
port: 8080
},
module: {
loaders: [
{
test: /\.jsx?$/,
exclude: /node_modules/,
loader: 'babel',
query: {
presets: ['es2015', 'react']
}
}
]
}
}
module.exports = config;
Please find the below logs when I ran npm.start
0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'start' ]
2 info using npm#2.15.1
3 info using node#v4.4.4
4 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
5 info prestart package.json#1.0.0
6 info start package.json#1.0.0
7 verbose unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
8 info package.json#1.0.0 Failed to exec start script
9 verbose stack Error: package.json#1.0.0 start: `webpack-dev-server --hot`
9 verbose stack Exit status 1
9 verbose stack at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\lifecycle.js:217:16)
9 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
9 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:172:7)
9 verbose stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\spawn.js:24:14)
9 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
9 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
9 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:827:16)
9 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:211:5)
10 verbose pkgid package.json#1.0.0
11 verbose cwd C:\Users\abhishek_pal02\Desktop\reactApp
12 error Windows_NT 6.3.9600
13 error argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "start"
14 error node v4.4.4
15 error npm v2.15.1
16 error code ELIFECYCLE
17 error package.json#1.0.0 start: `webpack-dev-server --hot`
17 error Exit status 1
18 error Failed at the package.json#1.0.0 start script 'webpack-dev-server --hot'.
18 error This is most likely a problem with the package.json package,
18 error not with npm itself.
18 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
18 error webpack-dev-server --hot
18 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
18 error npm bugs package.json
18 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
18 error
18 error npm owner ls package.json
18 error There is likely additional logging output above.
19 verbose exit [ 1, true ]
Please help to solve this error. Thanks in advance.
-Abhishek