# How to run react project **URL:** \ **Category:** web dev\ **Created:** [July 15, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-run-react-project/640045 "2019-07-15T06:14:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/clo/32/9759_2.png) [@clo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-run-react-project/640045/1 "2019-07-15T06:14:58Z")
I deleted my local project and recloned from git. What are the steps for getting an existing react project running? I tried `npm install node` and `npm install react` before `npm start` but the project no longer started up locally like before. What am I missing? If the project uses semantic ui do i need to npm install that locally if it was installed in the project previously (on git)? Sorry about the confusion. Have to ask here because when i try looking up on google it only ever shows how to start a react-app from scratch. ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-run-react-project/640045/2 "2019-07-16T02:46:16Z")
Do you have a **package.json** file provided as part of your files? ---
**Author:** ![clo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/clo/32/9759_2.png) [@clo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-run-react-project/640045/3 "2019-07-18T16:29:50Z")
Resolved! Was running the commands one directory above the one i was supposed to