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Shweta
Shweta

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Getting started with React

Running React on my system for the first time was not a great experience, so here I am sharing how to do it quickly for anyone out there wanting to get started with it.

Steps:

//Check nvm version
> nvm --version 
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  • Use terminal in administrator mode;

  • Now, Install the LTS version of npm.

> nvm install latest
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  • Check npm version
> npm --version
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> node --version
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Now we can set React application locally, 
Open terminal in VScode and write:

> npx create-react-app my-app

> cd my-app

> npm start
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(my-app is the name of react project, this can be changed)

Voila!
The browser will open itself with the react app running, now you can change according to your wants.

Additionally, write

> npm start
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whenever you need to run the application again after you closed the entire code.

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