# Trackflow question

**URL:** https://discuss.blues.com/t/trackflow-question/3095
**Category:** Notehub.io
**Created:** [June 12, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/trackflow-question/3095 "2025-06-12T12:51:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![richf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@richf](https://discuss.blues.com/u/richf)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/trackflow-question/3095/1 "2025-06-12T12:51:24Z")

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Hi Tj/Alex, per instructions in the Github/trackflow project, I installed Node.js, generated the “Client” and “Secret Keys” and created the .env file. I then expanded the project’s .zip file & copied the .env file in the folder containing package.json. Upon running “npn run dev” (in that folder) I get the following response ..

> tracker-test@0.1.0 dev  
> next dev --turbopack

‘next’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
operable program or batch file.

Any ideas?

regards, Rich ..

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### Author: ![tjvantoll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/tjvantoll/32/231_2.png) [@tjvantoll](https://discuss.blues.com/u/tjvantoll)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/trackflow-question/3095/2 "2025-06-13T13:25:27Z")

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Hey @richf,

I think you need to run `npm install`, which installs the project’s dependencies (including `next`). If that works I’ll update the documentation to include it.

TJ

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### Author: ![richf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@richf](https://discuss.blues.com/u/richf)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/trackflow-question/3095/3 "2025-06-16T11:42:49Z")

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Hi TJ,  
The ‘npm install’ resolved the problem ..

thx again, Rich ..