npm error: 'specify configs in the ini-formatted file:' \User\.npmrc

Question

NOOB here, trying to follow this React tutorial: https://github.com/reactjs/react-tutorial/

The README.md file says to: npm install node server.js

After cloning the repo, I ran npm install and a bunch of stuff (modules?) downloaded. But when I try to run npm server.js and I'm hit with this message:

Specify configs in the ini-formatted file:
    C:\Users\User\.npmrc
or on the command line via: npm <command> --key value
Config info can be viewed via: npm help config

[email protected] C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm

C:\Users\User\.npmrc contains this: 
key=

Any ideas on how to get the npm server up and running? Do I need to set the key in this file to something?

Answer 1

the correct way to start the server would be

npm run server.js

Answer 2

Try out below command if trying to start NextJS react

npm run-script start

Answer 3

Use npx instead of npm:

npx create-react-app my-app

Answer 4

try like below command without npm

Ex: create-react-app app-name .(without npm)