npm install -g live-server and manual way not working

[zDrakon]

So it says successfully installed I tried this both ways however I still can't run "live-server" from my terminal in my project's workspace folder.

It just says command not found

After installing it prints out [email protected]

[styles225]

Sorry if this is too late, but I'm new here. You need node.js and npm installed before live-server will work. Try this:

1. Install npm: http://blog.npmjs.org/post/85484771375/how-to-install-npm
2. Install node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/
3. Install live-server (you might have to do it manually): https://github.com/tapio/live-server Note: npm install -g didn't work for me in Step 3, but sudo npm install -g did. I still had some errors, but live-server seems to work without any issues, for now at least.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

[beowulf2112]

THANK YOU @styles225 !!! THAT WAS A HUGE HELP!! ( can you tell I'm happy :) :) :) ) ... it was the ' sudo' that did the trick for me!!! ( thx @zDrakon for the original question! )

[peter543210]

Hi i am relatively new to JavaScript, hope I am in the right thread with this comment. I recently downloaded ATOM and Visaul studios and every time I tried to get the Live-server to work it said 'Application not found' . So i d/l node.js and installed nmp and and live-server on the command prompt, but I am still getting the same errors. Any help would be really appreciated.

[melomelo926]

Hello, I cannot install Live Server on my Mac. It says checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules.

This is the message:

npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: The package has been renamed to open npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules npm ERR! code EACCES npm ERR! errno -13 npm ERR! syscall access npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' npm ERR! { [Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'] npm ERR! stack: npm ERR! 'Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'', npm ERR! errno: -13, npm ERR! code: 'EACCES', npm ERR! syscall: 'access', npm ERR! path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' }

[melomelo926]

Hello, should I use sudo npm install -g live-server? But the word Password appears in the next line.

[isworthapa]

hi if it is too late, if you are using sudo command to install it would ask a password as it goes to admin account. so for password you have to use your password which you use to sign in or lets say your computer password.

[scrap2312]

While installing live-server on windows ,I too got error.Please help me to remove this.Thanks in advance.

This is error shown: npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: The package has been renamed to open C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\npm\live-server -> C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\live-server\live-server.js npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules\live-server\node_modules\fsevents): npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

[amit47chauhan]

hi , while entering live-server in windows cmd i m getting error:listen eacces :permission denied but while installing live server i didn't get any error. plz help me to remove this.

[styles225]

Try right clicking on the cmd app, then run as administrator.

[anshulk31]

Sorry if this is too late, but I'm new here. You need node.js and npm installed before live-server will work. Try this:

1. Install npm: http://blog.npmjs.org/post/85484771375/how-to-install-npm
2. Install node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/
3. Install live-server (you might have to do it manually): https://github.com/tapio/live-server Note: npm install -g didn't work for me in Step 3, but sudo npm install -g did. I still had some errors, but live-server seems to work without any issues, for now at least.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

i tried following these steps for live-server : command not found following --> https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally#manually-change-npms-default-directory then i re install live-server it din work Then i followed your steps as npm and node-version was already installed ---> sudo npm install -g live-server but still same error persist. Please Help

[13thRooney]

I was having the same issue:
I kept getting this error when I tried to run "live-sever"

bash: live-server: command not found or fish: live-server: command not found

I installed npx per: https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx

Now, by running: npx live-server I can get the server to run.

[lakpro]

Run these command in terminal :

1. Check that node.js is installed ( node -v )
2. Install live server using npm ( npm install live-server -g )
3. If windows says restricted access, run this command ( Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted ) After this type live-server and it works !!

[Ehiremen26]

3. Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Thanks a lot, this worked awesomely.