`npm start` default port

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Problem

After cloning the repository and installing dependencies,

git clone https://github.com/publiclab/simple-data-grapher.git
cd simple-data-grapher
npm install

there is an error on npm start if the $PORT environmental variable is not set.

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE]: The value "{ port: true, host: '0.0.0.0' }" is invalid for option "options"

This is because the npm start script in package.json assumes that $PORT is already defined.

https://github.com/publiclab/simple-data-grapher/blob/65bf118ce0eb2d038d702b51678291cccb848929/package.json#L11

📋Solution

You should find a way to set a default value for the $PORT environmental variable in package.json. This stackoverflow article may be helpful as well.

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