Installing React — launch your terminal Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm : run node -v / npm -v , to update run npm install npm@latest -g , incase of issues run npm audit (fix the issues or you’ll have problems later)and npm audit fix cd <projectfolder> / locate where you want your react project to be. Run npx create-react-app <projectname>, Project name should be in lower case, preferably. NB//This doesn’t install react locally.