Problem with Azure Deployment (Failed: Packaging service backend)

[volsh-smart-it]

Please provide us with the following information:

This issue is for a: (mark with an x)

- [x ] bug report -> please search issues before submitting
- [ ] feature request
- [ ] documentation issue or request
- [ ] regression (a behavior that used to work and stopped in a new release)

Minimal steps to reproduce

folowing readme on deployment up to the point of "azd up"

Any log messages given by the failure

Packaging services (azd package)

(x) Failed: Packaging service backend

ERROR: error executing step command 'package --all': failed packaging service 'backend': failed invoking event handlers for 'prepackage', 'prepackage' hook failed with exit code: '1', Path: 'C:\Users\volsh\AppData\Local\Temp\azd-prepackage-4040297706.ps1'. : exit code: 1, stdout: , stderr: npm: C:\Users\volsh\AppData\Local\Temp\azd-prepackage-4040297706.ps1:4 Line | 4 | cd ../frontend;npm install;npm run build | ~~~ | The term 'npm' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the | spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Expected/desired behavior

I want my app with RAG deployed

OS and Version?

Windows 10

azd version?

azd version 1.9.5 (commit cd2b7af9995d358aab33c782614f801ac1997dde)

Versions

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[pamelafox]

Do you have Node installed? That's required, per the local setup guide here: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-search-openai-demo?tab=readme-ov-file#local-environment

Please open a new issue if you still have an error after installing Node. Thanks!