Failed to exec start script when running npm start

Question

I am receiving this error when trying to start my node application using the npm start command.

From log

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10 verbose lifecycle @~start: CWD: F:\reactjs

11 silly lifecycle @~start: Args: [ '/d /s /c', 'webpack-dev-server --hot' ]

12 silly lifecycle @~start: Returned: code: 4294967295 signal: null

13 info lifecycle @~start: Failed to exec start script

14 verbose stack Error: @ start: webpack-dev-server --hot

14 verbose stack Exit status 4294967295

14 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (E:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\lifecycle.js:255:16)

14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)

14 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)

14 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (E:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\spawn.js:40:14)

14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)

14 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)

14 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:920:16)

14 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:230:5)

15 verbose pkgid @

16 verbose cwd F:\reactjs

17 error Windows_NT 10.0.10586

18 error argv "E:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "E:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "start"

19 error node v6.11.3

20 error npm v3.10.10

21 error code ELIFECYCLE

22 error @ start: webpack-dev-server --hot

22 error Exit status 4294967295

23 error Failed at the @ start script 'webpack-dev-server --hot'.

23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.

23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the package,

23 error not with npm itself.

23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:

23 error webpack-dev-server --hot

23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:

23 error npm bugs

23 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:

23 error npm owner ls

23 error There is likely additional logging output above.

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Answer 1

Your issue is in your webpack configuration.

The line that gives you this error is line 4

Configuration file found but no entry configured

This might help:

Webpack configuration file found but no entry configured

here is the docs on webpack for entry: https://webpack.github.io/docs/configuration.html#entry