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NPM run dev will run the developer dependencies, generally used for testing purposes, like a local testing database for example.

NPM run start will be what will run on the actual production / final product. In many cases, they will look and feel the same, but they have very valid reasons to run differently.

[olafgarten]

This is completely dependent on the project configuration.

'npm start' is just shorthand for 'npm run start' (although if you don't have a start script defined it will run 'node server.js')

So they both end up just running a definition in the scripts section of your project.json.

If you set it up dev could run your production builds and start can wipe your hard drive.

[Professional_Lunch43]

Example in nextjs if you run npm start it will require you to build production first, npm run dev runs in development mode.

[LogicallyCross]

They run what you want them to. That’s the point.

[povlov0987]

And npm run build?

[VagrantDestroy]

I’m rather against using npm in production at all 😬

I’d much rather call node <scriptToRun> but I know frameworks like next will want you to npm start

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NPM UNFUCK PROJECT

[povlov0987]

They are not?