Express deployment to Zeit fails "cd build && serve -s ./"

[darielnoel]

🐛 bug report

Description of the problem

When deploying a Node server to ZEIT, I'm receiving the following error in NOW console:

cd build && serve -s ./
sh: cd: line 1: can't cd to build

Note: For more details please see entire log below.

How has this issue affected you? What are you trying to accomplish?

Deploying the following sandbox to ZEIT:

https://codesandbox.io/s/503jw474wl

Link to sandbox: link

Your Environment

Software	Name/Version
Сodesandbox	https://codesandbox.io/s/503jw474wl
Browser	Chrome
Operating System	Mac Sierra

ZEIT logs

01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
yarn
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
yarn install v1.12.3
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
warning package.json: No license field
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
info No lockfile found.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
warning csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0: No license field
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
[1/4] Resolving packages...
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
[2/4] Fetching packages...
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
info fsevents@1.2.4: The platform "linux" is incompatible with this module.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
info "fsevents@1.2.4" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
success Saved lockfile.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
Done in 10.04s.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
Snapshotting deployment
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
Saving deployment image (1.9M)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm run now-start
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
> csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start /home/nowuser/src
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
> cd build && serve -s ./
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
sh: cd: line 1: can't cd to build
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! errno 2
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start: `cd build && serve -s ./`
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! Exit status 2
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! 
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! Failed at the csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start script.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR!     /home/nowuser/.npm/_logs/2019-01-10T19_14_31_801Z-debug.log
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
The process exit before binding to a port. Maybe 'listen()' is missing?
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
More details: https://err.sh/now-cli/no-open-port-found
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm run now-start
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
> csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start /home/nowuser/src
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
> cd build && serve -s ./
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
sh: cd: line 1: can't cd to build
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! errno 2
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start: `cd build && serve -s ./`
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! Exit status 2
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! 
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! Failed at the csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start script.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
npm ERR!     /home/nowuser/.npm/_logs/2019-01-10T19_14_37_274Z-debug.log
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
The process exit before binding to a port. Maybe 'listen()' is missing?
01/10 02:14 PM (6m)
More details: https://err.sh/now-cli/no-open-port-found
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm run now-start
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
> csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start /home/nowuser/src
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
> cd build && serve -s ./
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
sh: cd: line 1: can't cd to build
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! errno 2
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start: `cd build && serve -s ./`
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! Exit status 2
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! 
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! Failed at the csb-503jw474wl@1.0.0 now-start script.
01/10 02:14 PM (5m)
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

[SaraVieira]

Hey !

For now, unfortunately, there is no going around that.

I have a PR that fixes that https://github.com/CompuIves/codesandbox-client/pull/1417/files

By allowing you to override the now-start

[darielnoel]

@SaraVieira Thank you so much for the quick response. Are you guys planning to merge and deploy this PR soon?

Best, Dariel

[SaraVieira]

Ives will probably merge this Monday or Tuesday

Sorry

[darielnoel]

Awesome!!! Thank you @SaraVieira

[SaraVieira]

It was merged and deployed yesterday 🎉

[vivek12345]

@SaraVieira I am facing a similar issue. How can one override the now-start? Is there an option on codesandbox to do the same?

[SaraVieira]

You have to write the now-start command and any command you write will override our default now-start

[vivek12345]

Understood. Thank you 👍

[myhendry]

hi. i'm encountering the same issue using codesandbox. where do you write the now-start command? what do you write in the now-start command? is there an example i can refer to? thank you :)