Why am I not able to run ng serve inside workspace?

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So basically if I type the command "ng serve" inside the terminal and inside the right workspace. (I also tried "sudo ng serve") I get the following error for some reason : Error: This command is not available when running the Angular CLI outside a workspace.

Can someone help me please?!

it is new project or you update it from old version to latest or some other version. — Mohit Sharma, Jun 20 '22 at 12:08
Are you sure you are in an actual workspace, i.e. does `package.json` exist in that folder? — CherryDT, Jun 20 '22 at 12:17
@CherryDT yes I am sure. I am in an actual workspace. And it does contain a package.json...... — Jarno Looij, Jun 21 '22 at 08:13
Oh, sorry, I meant `angular.json`. Make sure you are in the same directory as `angular.json` (not some subdirectory) and also that there is no syntax error in the file. — CherryDT, Jun 21 '22 at 08:15
@CherryDT I have on the root of my project the angular-cli.json file — Jarno Looij, Jun 21 '22 at 08:21

Moemen Attafi · Answer 1 · 2022-08-11T10:48:54.343

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i got this error when i typed ng new projectName in the terminal to start a new project and i solve it just by deleting all the directories and files of the old project. It works fine after that. PS: my error was "This command is not available when running the Angular CLI inside a workspace." not outside a workspace.

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answered Aug 11 '22 at 10:46

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 29 '23 at 02:22

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Find the angular.json file in your project. Run ng serve in that folder.

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answered Jul 29 '23 at 00:26

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Why am I not able to run ng serve inside workspace?

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