How to solve npm error "npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE" How to solve npm error "npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE" node.js node.js

How to solve npm error "npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE"


Step 1: $ npm cache clean --force

Step 2: Delete node_modules by $ rm -rf node_modules (rmdir /S /Q node_modules in windows) folder or delete it manually by going into the directory and right-click > delete / move to trash. If are not updating your packages you can delete the package-lock.json file too.

Step 3: npm install

To start again,$ npm start

This worked for me. Hopes it works for you too.

PS: Still if it is there, kindly check the error it is displaying in red and act accordingly. This error is specific to node.js environment. Happy Coding!!


Cleaning Cache and Node_module are not enough.Follow this steps:

  • npm cache clean --force
  • delete node_modules folder
  • delete package-lock.json file
  • npm install

It works for me like this.


I resolve this error running following code

npm cache clean

then delete node_modules directory from my project structure manually or with following command

rm -rf node_modules

After That install dependencies again using

npm install