create-react-app is not working since version 4.0.1
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I tried installing create-react-app
using npm i create-react-app
, npx create-react-app new-app
and npm init react-app new-app
, but I keep getting this error message:
You are running create-react-app 4.0.0, which is behind the latest release (4.0.1).
We no longer support global installation of Create React App.
How can I fix this?
Reactjs Solutions
Solution 1 - Reactjs
This worked for me:
npx create-react-app@latest your-project-name --use-npm
Solution 2 - Reactjs
All of the existing answers are incorrect.
According to the create-react-app
docs, create-react-app
should not be installed globally:
> If you've previously installed create-react-app
globally via npm install -g create-react-app
, we recommend you uninstall the package using npm uninstall -g create-react-app
or yarn global remove create-react-app
to ensure that npx
always uses the latest version.
This is even stated in the error message you recieved:
> You are running create-react-app 4.0.0, which is behind the latest release (4.0.1). We no longer support global installation of Create React App.
You must uninstall create-react-app
with npm uninstall -g create-react-app
.
Then each time you want to create a new React app with create-react-app
, use the command npx create-react-app my-app
.
So to fix the error you're getting, uninstall create-react-app
globally, update npm, clear the cache, and retry creating the app.
Run this in your terminal:
npm uninstall -g create-react-app && npm i -g npm@latest && npm cache clean -f && npx create-react-app@latest my-app --use-npm
Solution 3 - Reactjs
I also faced this issue after they released v4.0.2.
They have mentioned this:
> If you've previously installed create-react-app
globally via npm install -g create-react-app
, we recommend you uninstall the package using npm uninstall -g create-react-app
or yarn global remove create-react-app
to ensure that npx
always uses the latest version.
I resolved the issue by following the below steps:
-
Uninstall
create-react-app
v4.0.1:# for npm: npm uninstall -g create-react-app # for yarn: yarn global remove create-react-app
-
You are not required to install
create-react-app
in your local directory, so if you do not want to do this then move to step 3. If you want to do this, install v4.0.2 without using the global flag (-g
or--global
) using the below command:# for npm: npm i create-react-app # for yarn: yarn add create-react-app
-
You can now create a new React app using the below command:
# for npx: npx create-react-app my-app # for npm: npm init react-app my-app # for yarn: yarn create react-app my-app
Solution 4 - Reactjs
I got
You are running `create-react-app` 4.0.3, which is behind the latest release (5.0.0).
We no longer support global installation of Create React App.
so I simply called the package with an explicit version:
npx create-react-app@5.0.0 app-name
Solution 5 - Reactjs
I also face the same problem but the problem gets solved when I uninstall the create-react-app
globally and then again install it globally.
Uninstalling Command:
>npm uninstall -g create-react-app
installing Command:
>npx create-react-app my-app
if you have an older npm version (npm version < 5.2) then use this command :
>npm install -g create-react-app
it solved my problem I hope it will solve yours
Solution 6 - Reactjs
Updating NPX worked for me. Suggestions on this page didn't do the trick but might have contributed.
npm update npx
Solution 7 - Reactjs
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
Although the uninstall command ran successfully , it was not able to uninstall create-react-app, so i kept running into the same error again and again
This finally worked for me npx create-react-app@latest my-app --template typescript
Solution 8 - Reactjs
What worked for me was:
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
And then:
npm i create-react-app # or yarn add create-react-app
I also updated the Node version.
Solution 9 - Reactjs
Uninstalling create-react-app globally via npm and reinstalling without the global flag did not work for me.
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
npm install create-react-app
I was on node version 15.2.0. I upgraded to the latest stable node version 15.3.0 via nvm.
nvm install node
Then I installed create-react-app again (no global flag).
npm install create-react-app
I was then able to successfully create a new react app.
npx create-react-app my-app
EDIT: The above will install create-react-app to your current directory. To be clear, after uninstalling create-react-app globally I was no longer able to create an app via npx and received the same original error message. The best solution I've found so far is to run npm install -g npm@latest
which downgraded my npm version from 7.0.14 dev build to 6.14.9 LTS build and allowed me to create the react app via npx without issue.
Solution 10 - Reactjs
After create-react-app > 4.0.1
use these commands
npm
npm init react-app my-app
yarn
yarn create react-app my-app
Solution 11 - Reactjs
I have nvm installed, and while using the command npx create-react-app my-app
; I got this error:
You are running `create-react-app` 4.0.1, which is behind the latest release (4.0.2).
We no longer support global installation of Create React App.
Please remove any global installs with one of the following commands:
- npm uninstall -g create-react-app
- yarn global remove create-react-app
I confirmed that I did not have create-react-app installed globally in my nvm global directory.
I solved issue by specifying the version of the package
npx create-react-app@4.0.2 my-app
Solution 12 - Reactjs
I had to downgrade to the latest stable version of node with n in order to make it work.
sudo n stable
Just to make it clear, I never installed it globally, I just had this problem after upgrading node.
Solution 13 - Reactjs
For me it was the issue with my npm version. So i did this:
npm install npm@latest -g
Now npx create-react-app app_name
works.
Solution 14 - Reactjs
There are two different causes of this error:
-
You have create-react-app installed globally. Use this command to find out if you do:
npm list -g --depth 0
. If so, follow the instructions in the error message to uninstall it globally. -
You are using node v15.0.0+. Use NVM to switch to the LTS
nvm use --lts
and then run create-react-app. After that you can switch to v15.0.0+ and continue working. (If you do not have NVM installed, here is how you can install it: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm)
Solution 15 - Reactjs
For me I got the same error even though create-react-app
was installed in a parent directory, not globally. So I ran npm uninstall create-react-app
without the -g
flag and it worked.
Solution 16 - Reactjs
Using Git Bash on Windows i run into the same issue today
npx create-react-app appname
even didn't worked after i uninstalled the global installation with
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
What solved the problem for me was to clean the npm cache with the following command
npm cache clean -f
Solution 17 - Reactjs
This worked for me.
sudo npm uninstall create-react-app -g
sudo npm install create-react-app@5.0.0 -g
npx create-react-app my-app
Solution 18 - Reactjs
use this :
npm install create-react-app
Solution 19 - Reactjs
I ran into this myself today and my root cause is likely very rare but perhaps it will help someone else.
I had an npm registry defined in my .npmrc
which my work requires us to use. Turns out my work mirror didn't have 4.0.1
and something in create-react-app
must phone home and run a version check.
If you have a registry defined run npm view create-react-app
to check the latest version.
Solution 20 - Reactjs
After exploring the Github issues a bit I found a solution to this problem that was posted, which doesnt require downgrading node or npm.
I'm using Ubuntu on WSL2 so keep in mind locations might vary. The problem comes from npm having cached a global installation of create-react-app with npx that is v4.0.0 which doesnt show when you use npm view create-react-app
.
If you find your npm cache which for me was located in ~/.npm/_npx/
folder, you will find folders with hashed names from all your global installs where you have used npx previously.
If you look through each of them for example with cat [hash]/package.json
and note down the hash of any that contains create-react-app. Now go ahead and manually edit the package.json files to bump the version of create-react-app to 4.0.1
- and afterwards remove it from node modules with rm -rf [hash]/node_modules/create-react-app
.
After this if you go back out and try to run npx create-react-app my-app
it will prompt you to install 'create-react-app' as normal and should work fine, and now npx will have cached the correct version of 'create-react-app' so you wont have the issue again either. And you can use whichever version of node and npm you like.
If you're on Windows or Mac you have to figure out where the cache is located, as I don't know - but the rest of the steps should be the same.
Solution 21 - Reactjs
Solution-1: The permanent solution is to uninstall node.js and NPM and install them once again.
Solution-2: Run your PowerShell as administrator and run the commands. Something this will not work
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
npm install -g create-react-app
//OR
npx create-react-app my-app
Solution-3: Update your node package manager by using the command below.
npm install -g npm@latest
npx create-react-app my-app
enjoy
Solution 22 - Reactjs
i didn't have any global create-react-app i just did npm uninstall -g create-react-app
and then i did npm install create-react-app
Solution 23 - Reactjs
I ran into the same problem and the error isn't quite as explanatory as it should be. I fixed it by updating npx itself.
Please type in npm update npx
in your terminal to resolve the problem.
After that you can type in npx create-react-app "your preferred project name"
to create your react project.
Solution 24 - Reactjs
I've uninstalled create-react-app globally also from yarn
npm uninstall create-react-app -g
And the reinstalled create-react-app
npm i create-react-app
or another way is:
npm create-react-app@latest my-app
npm create-react-app@4.0.2 my-app
Solution 25 - Reactjs
The other answers didn't work for me. Trying to uninstall globally, for instance, might work to uninstall it but the error persists. It persisted across new installations of Node, and so on.
However, the following seems straightforward and worked for me:
- Go into some fresh folder, in which you'll create the app, so that it doesn't already know about create-react-app.
yarn add create-react-app
yarn run create-react-app myapp
Solution 26 - Reactjs
I solved the issue by:
-
uninstalling node via terminal using home-brew.
-
Make sure to do a deep clean by using the following commands:
brew uninstall node; brew cleanup; brew uninstall --force node
-
Go to node.js download link and download the stable version package and install it. It should work now.
Solution 27 - Reactjs
This worked for me
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
then
npm install -g create-react-app
Solution 28 - Reactjs
I uninstalled node.js and reinstalled it using windows installer. Now npx create-react-app command works like a charm.
Solution 29 - Reactjs
One simple solution is to start CMD as administrator and run the usual command:
npx create-react-app myapp
Solution 30 - Reactjs
Simply updating node fixed this issue for me
Solution 31 - Reactjs
After some time trying to fix this the issue is within Yarn. You have to run these scripts to fix this:
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
npm i -g yarn
npx create-react-app my-app
Solution 32 - Reactjs
Here's what worked for me.
I tried the commands listed in a previous answer. I ran them one by one instead of running them as linked commands in case any of them failed. But I got to the create-react-app command and it failed.
npm uninstall -g create-react-app && npm i -g npm@latest && npm cache clean -f && npx create-react-app my-app
I don't know why, but even after I updated npm and uninstalled globally and cleared the cache, it wouldn't work until I ran
npm i create-react-app
Note: I installed create-react-app without the -g flag. Because as noted by others in this thread, installing create-react-app globally is no longer recommended. Although the other answers are better, if someone makes it to this answer that might be one more thing to take notice of and try.
Solution 33 - Reactjs
Same issue with create-react-app but I had to take a quite different solution approach after trying almost all proposed solutions here...
When npx create-react-app stopped working:
After upgrading nodejs to version 16 on my machine (Windows 10), I kept getting the warning create-react-app version was 4.0.3, which was being the latest version 5.0.0 and that I had to run npm uninstall global create-react-app
or yarn remove global create-react-app
beacause npx on newer nodejs version already come with create-react-app built in... However, performing the commands above did nothing! I also executed npm cache clean -f
and updated npm with npm i -g npm@latest
, but still nothing!
Final Solution
Which definately worked for me though was to delete two files (create-react-app.cmd and creat-react-app bin file), propably related to create-react-app being installed globally with yarn! They were located on C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin
on my windows machine...
After performing the global uninstallation of created-react-app with npm and yarn, and then deleting the mentioned files, nxp create react-app my-app
started working again!
I hope that help some of you guys too!
Solution 34 - Reactjs
i was facing same issues a while ago
npx create-react-app@latest app-name
worked for me
Solution 35 - Reactjs
SOLUTION:
Step # 1: Remove globally the create-react-app package:
npm uninstall -g create-react-app
Step # 2: Install again globally the create-react-app package:
npm install -g create-react-app
That will install the version 5.0.1 (or higher). To check if it was properly installed, run this on the terminal:
npm list -g
Result:
And then try again to create the react app, using the sentence:
npx create-react-app <project_name>
And then it will work.
Solution 36 - Reactjs
I had to upgrade to the latest stable version of node using nvm
nvm install [version.number]
nvm use [version.number]
Solution 37 - Reactjs
I had to switch to the a previous version of node, using the stable current one didn't work. I switched to 14.
Solution 38 - Reactjs
I was getting this error even with create-react-app uninstalled globally. My npm and node versions were also fine. What worked for me was to:
- Install create-react-app locally (without
-g
) - Then,
npx create-react-app my-app
in that directory