Using the create-react-app command:

Instead of using webpack and babel you can install ReactJS more simply by installing create-react-app.

Step 1 - install create-react-app

Browse through the desktop and install the Create React App using command prompt as shown below −

C:\Users\wchesley>cd C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\Desktop\ C:\Users\wchesely\Desktop>npx create-react-app my-app

This will create a folder named my-app on the desktop and installs all the required files in it.

Note: create-react-app uses NPX, not NPM to install!!!

Step 2 - Delete all the source files

Browse through the src folder in the generated my-app folder and remove all the files in it as shown below −

C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\Desktop>cd my-app/src C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\Desktop\my-app\src>del * C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\Desktop\my-app\src\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? y

Step 3 - Add files

Add files with names index.css and index.js in the src folder as −

C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\Desktop\my-app\src>type nul > index.css C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\Desktop\my-app\src>type nul > index.js In the index.js file add the following code

import React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'; import './index.css';

Step 4 - Run the project

Finally, run the project using the start command. (in root directory of created app)

npm start