How can I change the directory React looks for the production build?

Question

I have created my frontend build using npm build and copied it to backend folder. Its path is "backend/build". I ran npm start in the backend directory, but nothing is showing up when I navigate to localhost:3001/ and all REST endpoints show 404.

I also get the error:

"ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/home/uradora/mielentilatutkimus-thl/backend/builds/thl/build/index.html'"

So it's looking for:

backend/builds/thl/build/index.html

when the actual path for the build folder is:

backend/build/index.html

How do I change the path it's looking for?

Does this answer your question? [Use custom build output folder when using create-react-app](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41495658/use-custom-build-output-folder-when-using-create-react-app) — jonrsharpe, Dec 12 '22 at 13:49

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 12 '22 at 13:13

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If you're using Create React App you can modify the output with BUILD_PATH:

"scripts": {
  "build": "BUILD_PATH='./backend/build' react-scripts build",
}

to start you can add the path to your script:

"scripts": {
  "start": "npm start --prefix path/to/your/app",
}

answered Dec 12 '22 at 13:13

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Now the endpoints are returning 200, but nothing is rendered to the screen. – anoleguaani Dec 12 '22 at 13:21
The status code `200` means success so I would assume you've coded something wrong within your app and is outside the scope of this question. – DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ Dec 12 '22 at 13:22

How can I change the directory React looks for the production build?

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