npm run dev command does not work on vuejs' hackernews example

Question

I am trying to run the vue-hackernews-2.0 example from vuejs' github repository

In setup section it explains how to install the project:

# install dependencies
npm install # or yarn

# serve in dev mode, with hot reload at localhost:8080
npm run dev

# build for production
npm run build

# serve in production mode
npm start

I did npm install. After changing the port to 8888 in server.js I typed "npm run dev" on command line.

> vue-hackernews-2.0@ dev D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master
> node server

server started at localhost:8888


DONE  Compiled successfully in 16328ms                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1:02:18 PM


DONE  Compiled successfully in 17845ms                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1:02:19 PM


webpack built bd162a76119031a85eed in 17845ms

When I go localhost:8888 It will just try to load for 1 min and then it fails, without anything on the console.

I thought I should also try "npm run build" and "npm start" so I also used two commands. "npm run build" successfully created the dist file.

But after "npm start" I get this error:

> vue-hackernews-2.0@ start D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master
> cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server

module.js:471
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module './dist/vue-ssr-server-bundle.json'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master\server.js:41:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
events.js:160
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

Error: spawn node ENOENT
    at notFoundError (D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:11:11)
    at verifyENOENT (D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:46:16)
    at ChildProcess.cp.emit (D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:33:19)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)

npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "D:\\Users\\212399486\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "start"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.8
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! vue-hackernews-2.0@ start: `cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the vue-hackernews-2.0@ start script 'cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the vue-hackernews-2.0 package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs vue-hackernews-2.0
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls vue-hackernews-2.0
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     D:\Users\212399486\WebstormProjects\vue-hackernews-2.0-master\npm-debug.log

Screenshot of dist folder:

package.json scripts:

"scripts": {
    "dev": "node server",
    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server",
    "build": "rimraf dist && npm run build:client && npm run build:server",
    "build:client": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --config build/webpack.client.config.js --progress --hide-modules",
    "build:server": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --config build/webpack.server.config.js --progress --hide-modules"
  },

Solution

Requires Node.js 7+

I managed to make it work without any problems.

$node -v
v8.3.0
$npm -v
5.3.0

Change the default port successfully :

To change the default port you have to edit package.json scripts:

dev: cross-env PORT=8888 node server

start: cross-env PORT=8888 NODE_ENV=production node server

Then running npm run dev

> vue-hackernews-2.0@ dev /home/emx/so/vue-hackernews-2.0
> cross-env PORT=8888 node server

server started at localhost:8888

Comments

[Jehy]

Try executing npm run build:server

[EMX]

Has my answer been of any use?

[brainmassage]

@EMX I am trying to upgrade my npm (have proxy problems), I will update after it.

[EMX]

You also need to upgrade your nodejs

[brainmassage]

This is also what I see on console. But going localhost:8888 won't give me anything.

[EMX]

It's foolproof, try to start from scratch, clone the repo again, dont modify anything except the package.json...

[brainmassage]

Still won't open. these are from commandline: server started at localhost:8888, DONE Compiled successfully in 6111ms, Compiled successfully in 7098ms , webpack built 8385a245ad885ee486c6 in 7098ms

[Necmttn]

try 127.0.0.1:8888 or in terminal do ifconfig | grep 192 find your local ip in the network try to open it in the browser with port 8888

[EMX]

As my first line states "Node.js 7 Required" & @QuoVadis pointed out again... you need to update your node version. Remember that to change the port is editing the package.json