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JavaScript React Components (2018) Build Modular Interfaces with Components Setting up with Create React App

Posted by Jeremy Osborn
Jeremy Osborn
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Server is serving a generic React App, not Guil's App

Upon following the instructions in this video (several times) my local server is continuously serving the generic React App. I've tried forcing it to serve Guil's app by navigating to that directory and running npm start but errors fly everywhere. I've tried creating a new react app but it always creates the generic one and I'm back at square one. Have I missed something?

Jeremy Osborn
Jeremy Osborn
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I actually figured it out. I created a react app then deleted the generic "src" directory and replaced it with Guil's. All necessary files are there.

Mike Hardy
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Mike Hardy
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Mike Hardy
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Mike Hardy
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Your solution below worked for me too!

"I actually figured it out. I created a react app then deleted the generic "src" directory and replaced it with Guil's. All necessary files are there."

Mahmoud Talass
Mahmoud Talass
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Mahmoud Talass
Mahmoud Talass
9,274 Points

I am still confused, can you please explain

2 Answers

sonny osterlund
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sonny osterlund
sonny osterlund
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This worked perfect thank you for your solution I was almost giving up on this

nadybee
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I figured this out.. When you 'npx create-react-app Scoreboard.' It creates a generic app, then you need to move the starter files into the Scoreboard folder and replace the generic folders with the starter folders.