“NODE_ENV” is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable command or batch file

Question

I\'m trying to setup an environment for a Node.js app. but I\'m getting this error every time.

\"NODE_ENV\" is not recognized as an internal or extern

Answer 1

It sounds like your error comes from an attempt to run something like this (which works in Linux)

NODE_ENV=development node foo.js

the equivalent in Windows would be

SET NODE_ENV=development
node foo.js

running in the same command shell. You mentioned set NODE_ENV did not work, but wasn't clear how/when you executed it.