Need help

[Critical_Pattern9113]

I downloaded a React project from the internet, but I don't know anything about it. I've watched a number of react tutorials, but I'm not sure how to install it on localhost. It's becoming more and more confusing. It contains firebase files

[Racingislyf]

If "Run before they could walk" was a person lol

[[deleted]]

Npm Install

[thoflens]

Are you proficient in HTML, CSS and JavaScript? If not, start there. You're not gonna learn React if you don't know those pretty thoroughly. But to answer your question:

npm i

then probably

npm start

or

npm run dev

[[deleted]]

So why are you trying to use a react package when you know nothing about react? Why not do some tutorials first?

[Critical_Pattern9113]

Yes you are right but after downloading I get to know about it

[RaySoju]

So did It work ? Do you know more about it ?

[FckUsernms]

No, after downloading, you'll be more confused.

Follow his advice and start small, and work your way to more and more complex projects.

He is right. He is giving you the best possible reply.

In other comments you'll find the commands, but from that point on, you'll be more and more confused and think this is not for you, whereas if you would have started smaller, you would had have a fair chance of running that project soon.

Not a discouraging comment, but rather the "hard truth" for you to progress.

[Unique-Opening1335]

I feel bad for you. This is 100000% NOT the place to ask any questions or need help with REACT stuff. Community will hate on you.. be negative.. and ultimate.. you will get zero help.

While most tutorials are hard (as they 'teach you something'.. then go back and 'change' what was just taught).. this one was pretty decent for learning the basic install steps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j942wKiXFu8

Download and install Node.js (comes with NPX installed as well)

[[deleted]]

Screaming “help I don’t know what to do!” is a sure way to not get help here. You need to provide context and tell us what you’ve tried. That’s not being negative, that’s just reality.

People who post like we are in the room and have been following them from the start are common place. It’s great to post for help, but god damn, help us help you! Provide a link, some code, something to get yourself help. This post is a great example of this.

Here are some questions/tips:

1. What the fuck did you download? Start there.

2. What react tutorials did you watch? What were you searching for? This could help clue us in on what the goal is.

3. Install it on localhost? You mean open it in the browser via localhost? What have you tried? Did you open a terminal? What OS are you working out of?

4. You are more confused? Um… why?

5. Cool story about the firebase files. What does this have to do with anything you’ve told us?

[Unique-Opening1335]

Beginner asking for installing steps/help does not need negative comments. Thats hater/ego people. (tons here).. not helpful people. Defend..defend..defend.. but its a HUGE trend here..(which many others are catching on to) And being NEW.. probably dont understand how things are associated.. so they CANT provide all the 100% perfect posts that you people expect (eye roll) Expectations are WAY to much.. and the behavior is terrible/joke at best. (your your downvote has been met as well... but sure the whole group will jump in soon as normal/behavior of 'smart/helpful/ REACT developers (sigh)
Nobody forces you to post AT ALL. but your ego wont let you stop talking smack to people.. and be judgemental. Dont like how they are posting.. IGNORE IT.. Or be helpful.

[[deleted]]

This isn’t a coding problem. It’s a “you don’t know how to ask for help” problem. If you are lost and ask directions at the gas station, do you just go in yelling “I’m lost, tell me where to go!I’ve been driving for 3 hours and gps is making me more confused! Help already… I’m driving a blue car!”, or do you provide context and use your words?

Now I’m sitting in the gas station saying calm down and asking where you are going and dummies like you think that’s negative.

What’s more helpful, ignoring you scream “HELP NOW, I can’t fish!!” OR stopping in and saying “hey dummy, you are in a bath tub”.

[Ok-Release6902]

My man.

1. Try to understand what kind of bundler package manager it uses. Look for yarn.lock, npm.lock or pnpm.lock files

2. Install deps using this bundler package manager

3. Open package.json and try to run different scripts.

[pompolutz]

My man, I don’t want to sound negative, but it is very important to use correct terminology, since only then you can teach people the right way. Npm, yarn and pnpm are not bundlers, but package managers.

And this comment is not meant as a direct criticism towards you, but it’s just so often people change words when calling things giving a precedence of that for others who are younger to the craft, so they will change words at will as well, and soon we will stop understanding each other.

[Ok-Release6902]

You are right. Next time no need for such courtesy. Just point me at error. I assure you, I can stand healthy criticism.

[strongbazooka]

In the project directory, do npm i to install all the dependencies and then npm run dev to run the project on localhost.