On freshly cloned repo, `pnpm i` then `pnpm start` shows error at localhost

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On freshly cloned repo, pnpm i then pnpm start opens a web browser to http://localhost:3000/public/index.html and shows the following error:

[plugin:vite:import-analysis] Failed to resolve import "./App" from "public/index.tsx". Does the file exist?
/Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/public/index.tsx:4:16
3  |  /* @refresh reload */
4  |  import { render } from "solid-js/web";
5  |  import App from "./App";
   |                   ^
6  |  const root = document.getElementById("root");
7  |  if (import.meta.env.DEV && !(root instanceof HTMLElement)) {
    at formatError (file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:42645:46)
    at TransformContext.error (file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:42641:19)
    at normalizeUrl (file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:40508:33)
    at async file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:40651:47
    at async Promise.all (index 3)
    at async TransformContext.transform (file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:40577:13)
    at async Object.transform (file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:42919:30)
    at async loadAndTransform (file:///Users/elliot/Desktop/bluefish/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@4.3.9_@types+node@20.3.3/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-e8f070e8.js:53385:29

I am on Mac OS Sonoma 14.1, Apple M1 Pro, Arc Version 1.33 (Chromium Engine Version 122.0.6261.112). I have pnpm version 8.15.5.