# Master React Installation - Need Info

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**Created:** [February 22, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/master-react-installation-need-info/2902 "2021-02-22T06:49:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![murali\_mosh\_2021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@murali\_mosh\_2021](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/murali_mosh_2021)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/master-react-installation-need-info/2902/1 "2021-02-22T06:49:24Z")

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Hi All,

I am learning react

I have the Node version 14.15.5 , after that i installed create-react-app@1.5.2 as you said to follow.

Then i created “react-app” . once created i run the app using the command “npm start” but i am getting the following error

npm ERR! missing script: start  
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
npm ERR! C:\Users\Ponmurali\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2021-02-22T05\_40\_29\_634Z-debug.log

Kindly tell me what i need to do.

Regards  
Murali

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**Author:** ![William](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@William](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/William)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/master-react-installation-need-info/2902/2 "2021-02-22T13:59:05Z")

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After creating the “react-app” did you move to the react-app folder?

cd react-app  
npm start

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**Author:** ![murali\_mosh\_2021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@murali\_mosh\_2021](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/murali_mosh_2021)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/master-react-installation-need-info/2902/3 "2021-02-22T15:17:07Z")

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Ya i done it. after entering the \>cd react-app i gave npm start

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**Author:** ![William](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@William](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/William)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/master-react-installation-need-info/2902/4 "2021-02-22T15:31:04Z")

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I have not much experience with React (it’s still on my list to learn).

Are there project files created in the react-app folder?  
cd react-app  
ls -l  
node --version  
npm --version

Is there more info in logfile C:\Users\Ponmurali\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2021-02-22T05\_40\_29\_634Z-debug.log?

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**Author:** ![kadriliis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dec6dc/32.png) [@kadriliis](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/kadriliis)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/master-react-installation-need-info/2902/5 "2022-03-05T18:10:35Z")

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Hi! I hope you found a solution already, but since I came across the same issue I’ll post my solution if anybody in the future needs it!

> <https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/8374>
>
> create-react-app doesn't generate public and src folders thus cannot get started….
> 
> \- I am create react project using below steps:
> npx create-react-app my-app
> cd my-app
> npm start
> 
> \- Versions:- 
> "Node": 10.14.2
> "npm": 6.13.4
> 
> \- Dependencies
> "react": "^16.12.0",
> "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
> "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
> "react-scripts": "3.3.0"

I uninstalled create-react-app, in terminal I went into another folder where I keep all my projects, and re-installed it in that one with **npx create-react-app my-app** instead of installing it globally like in the video.  
Worked both for win and mac