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JavaScript Installing and Using Create React App

Gabbie Metheny
Gabbie Metheny
33,778 Points
Posted by Gabbie Metheny
Gabbie Metheny
33,778 Points

update: use npx instead of installing globally

Looks like the current recommendation is to use npx rather than npm to avoid a global install. If you're just hearing of npx for the first time (I was!), here's a helpful overview from Kat Marchán at npm. npx comes with npm 5.2+, and, essentially, it will install a temporary create-react-app and call it for you in a single step, without you needing to install it globally.

So where Guil does:

npm install -g create-react-app
cd desktop
create-react-app search-app

You can instead cd to the directory where you want to create your app, then do:

npx create-react-app search-app

You can then cd search-app and npm start just the same as Guil does in the video, everything else should look the same!

missfit
missfit
18,561 Points

Thanks! That helped me with my errors, I wish they would update the video with this information.

jlampstack
jlampstack
23,932 Points

Yes - I was wondering. I've seen others using npx as well. Guil Hernandez please comment. Perhaps course notes need an update?

For the record, mine words completely fine with npm. I am using Windows 10

1 Answer

Guil Hernandez
STAFF
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher
Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher

Hi jaycode,

There is an update on npx included in the teacher's notes of that video. I also use npx in the new "React Components" course: Setting up with Create React App :)