Can you run npm start without using react to deply a local server?

[iron ibex]

Hi, I'm creating a project with standard JavaScript, HTML, CSS and node_modules folder for later use but I want to use npm start to run a local server. This is because using a node module called fs doesn't work in browser with the VSCode live server extension and needs a local development server to run. How can I do this?

[green galleon]

There are many “live server” packages available. However, it sounds like you misunderstand client-side vs. server-side. You can’t use fs client-side.

[iron ibex]

what can I do

[green galleon]

For what?

#faq to learn

[iron ibex]

what is npm start

is that server side

[green galleon]

it can be both

npm start (or npm run start runs the script from package.json named start

[iron ibex]

how do you add start to package json

@green galleon

[iron ibex]

how do I get a live server package