Originally posted by **tylerssn** July 23, 2022
Trying to create a custom template and getting an error when testing
```
$ create-react-app --version
5.0.1
$ create-react-app temporary --template file:../../cra-template-mine
...
Error: Cannot find module 'file:/Users/me/Code//package.json'
Require stack:
- /Users/me/Code/@platform/create-react-app-platformsh/deleteme/node_modules/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
- /Users/me/Code/@platform/create-react-app-platformsh/deleteme/[eval]
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:902:15)
at Function.resolve (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:99:19)
at module.exports (/Users/me/Code/@platform/create-react-app-platformsh/deleteme/node_modules/react-scripts/scripts/init.js:117:13)
at [eval]:3:14
at Script.runInThisContext (vm.js:134:12)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:310:38)
at internal/process/execution.js:81:19
at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
at evalScript (internal/process/execution.js:80:60)
at internal/main/eval_string.js:27:3 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: [
'/Users/me/Code/@platform/create-react-app-platformsh/deleteme/node_modules/react-scripts/scripts/init.js',
'/Users/me/Code/@platform/create-react-app-platformsh/deleteme/[eval]'
]
}
Aborting installation.
node has failed.
Deleting generated file... node_modules
Deleting generated file... package.json
Done.
```
Discussed in https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/discussions/12609