npm run start: 'NODE_ENV' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[borzaka]

I have created a Vite Express app with create-vite-express. React + TS. I'am on Windows.

When I run npm run start, I get this error:

'NODE_ENV' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

vite-express/create-vite-express/templates/react-ts/package.json

Line 8 in 1189de8

"start": "NODE_ENV=production tsx src/server/main.ts",

My solution: install cross-env:

• npm install --save-dev cross-env
• create a new script called preview, and keep start unchanged
• "preview": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production tsx src/server/main.ts",

[szymmis]

Hi @borzaka, quite a long time since you posted this issue but I wanted to thank you for pointing that out and providing solution right away! The issue was resolved in the newest version of create-vite-express and everything should work out of the box even on Windows.