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I'm unable to run npm start because I don't have a "start" script in my package.json. The problem is, I don't know what to enter there. How do I find out what I should set my start script to? I've tried various values like "start": "node app.js" and "start": "node server.js" but they haven't worked.

This is the debug log when I try npm start

1 verbose cli [ 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'start' ]
2 info using npm@6.4.1
3 info using node@v11.1.0
4 verbose config Skipping project config: C:UsersAristophanes/.npmrc. (matches userconfig)
5 verbose stack Error: missing script: start
5 verbose stack at run (C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmlibrun-script.js:155:19)
5 verbose stack at C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmlibrun-script.js:63:5
5 verbose stack at C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesread-package-jsonread-json.js:115:5
5 verbose stack at C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesread-package-jsonread-json.js:418:5
5 verbose stack at handleExists (C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesread-package-jsonread-json.js:382:20)
5 verbose stack at fs.stat (C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesread-package-jsonread-json.js:390:33)
5 verbose stack at C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesgraceful-fspolyfills.js:284:29
5 verbose stack at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:161:21)
6 verbose cwd C:UsersAristophanes
7 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.17134
8 verbose argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "start"
9 verbose node v11.1.0
10 verbose npm v6.4.1
11 error missing script: start
12 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

Update: I now have "start": "node.js" in my scripts section of package.json. When I try npm start now I get this in error log:

1 verbose cli [ 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'start' ]
2 info using npm@6.4.1
3 info using node@v11.1.0
4 verbose config Skipping project config: C:UsersAristophanes/.npmrc. (matches userconfig)
5 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
6 info lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: npm@6.4.1
7 verbose lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
8 verbose lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: PATH: C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesnpm-lifecyclenode-gyp-bin;C:UsersAristophanesnode_modules.bin;C:Program Filescmderbin;C:Program Filescmdervendorconemu-maximus5ConEmuScripts;C:Program Filescmdervendorconemu-maximus5;C:Program Filescmdervendorconemu-maximus5ConEmu;C:Program Filesnodejs;C:UsersAristophanesAppDataRoamingnpm;C:ProgramDataBoxstarter;C:Python27;C:Python27Scripts;C:Program FilesMicrosoft MPIBin;C:Program Files (x86)InteliCLS Client;C:Program FilesInteliCLS Client;C:WINDOWSsystem32;C:WINDOWS;C:WINDOWSSystem32Wbem;C:WINDOWSSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;C:Gobin;C:Program Files (x86)IntelIntel(R) Management Engine ComponentsDAL;C:Program FilesIntelIntel(R) Management Engine ComponentsDAL;C:Program Files (x86)IntelIntel(R) Management Engine ComponentsIPT;C:Program FilesIntelIntel(R) Management Engine ComponentsIPT;C:UsersAristophanesGobin;C:WINDOWSSystem32OpenSSH;C:Program FilesIntelWiFibin;C:Program FilesCommon FilesIntelWirelessCommon;C:UsersAristophanesAppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython37;C:UsersAristophanesAppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython37Scripts;C:Program Filesdotnet;C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server130ToolsBinn;C:PHP;C:ProgramDatachocolateybin;C:Program FilesGeth;C:HashiCorpVagrantbin;C:Program FilesGitcmd;C:composer;C:Program Filesnodejs;C:Program FilesGitmingw64;C:Program FilesGitusrbin;C:Program Filescmder
9 verbose lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: CWD: C:UsersAristophanes
10 silly lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: Args: [ '-c', 'npm install' ]
11 silly lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
12 info lifecycle npm@6.4.1~prestart: Failed to exec prestart script
13 verbose stack Error: npm@6.4.1 prestart: `npm install`
13 verbose stack Exit status 1
13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesnpm-lifecycleindex.js:301:16)
13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:182:13)
13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:Program Filesnodejsnode_modulesnpmnode_modulesnpm-lifecyclelibspawn.js:55:14)
13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
13 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:970:16)
13 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:257:5)
14 verbose pkgid npm@6.4.1
15 verbose cwd C:UsersAristophanes
16 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.17134
17 verbose argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "start"
18 verbose node v11.1.0
19 verbose npm v6.4.1
20 error code ELIFECYCLE
21 error errno 1
22 error npm@6.4.1 prestart: `npm install`
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the npm@6.4.1 prestart script.
23 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

please try to write start inside scripts by giving a path to your server file.

"start": "node ./index.js",