Module not found: Can't resolve 'react-bootstrap'

Module not found: Can't resolve 'react-bootstrap' #

To solve the error "Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'react-bootstrap'", make sure to install the react-bootstrap package by opening your terminal in your project's root directory and running the command npm install react-bootstrap bootstrap and restart your dev server.

module not found cant resolve react bootstrap

Open your terminal in your project's root directory (where your package.json file is located) and run the following commands:

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# 👇️ with NPM
npm install react-bootstrap bootstrap

# 👇️ ONLY If you use TypeScript
npm install --save-dev @types/react-bootstrap @types/bootstrap

# ----------------------------------------------

# 👇️ with YARN
yarn add react-bootstrap bootstrap

# 👇️ ONLY If you use TypeScript
yarn add @types/react-bootstrap @types/bootstrap

The command will add the react-bootstrap package to the dependencies of your project.

Make sure to restart your development server and your IDE if necessary. Your dev server won't pick up the changes until you stop it and re-run the npm start command.

You should now be able to import and use the react-bootstrap package in your React.js app.

App.js

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import {Button, Badge} from 'react-bootstrap';
import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';

// or
// import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button';
// import Badge from 'react-bootstrap/Badge';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <p>
        <Button variant="primary">
          Profile <Badge bg="secondary">9</Badge>
          <span className="visually-hidden">unread messages</span>
        </Button>
      </p>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

If the error is not resolved, try to delete your node_modules and package-lock.json (not package.json) files, re-run npm install and restart your IDE.

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# 👇️ delete node_modules and package-lock.json
rm -rf node_modules
rm -f package-lock.json

# 👇️ clean npm cache
npm cache clean --force

npm install

Make sure to restart your IDE and dev server if the error persists. VSCode often glitches and a reboot solves things sometimes.

If you're still getting the "Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'react-bootstrap'" error, open your package.json file and make sure it contains the react-bootstrap package in the dependencies object.

package.json

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{
  // ... rest
  "dependencies": {
    "bootstrap": "^5.1.3",
    "react-bootstrap": "^2.2.2",
  },
  // 👇️ only if you use TypeScript
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/bootstrap": "^5.1.9",
    "@types/react-bootstrap": "^0.32.29",
  }
}

The react-bootstrap module should NOT be globally installed or be in your project's devDependencies, it should be in the dependencies object in your package.json file.

You can try to manually add the lines and re-run npm install.

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npm install

Or install the latest version of the package:

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npm install react-bootstrap@latest bootstrap@latest

# 👇️ ONLY If you use TypeScript
npm install --save-dev @types/react-bootstrap@latest @types/bootstrap@latest

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Module not found: Can't resolve 'react-bootstrap'

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