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# React Native Container is not working

Enter the following into your terminal in the order below

### Node version up

```sh
rm -rf /usr/lib/node_modules
rm -rf /usr/bin/node
rm -rf /usr/include/node
rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node
rm -rf /usr/local/include/node
rm -rf /usr/share/man/man1/node*
rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/
rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm
rm -rf ~/.npm
rm -rf ~/.node-gyp
apt remove nodejs -y

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

```

###

### Refresh Terminal

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Refresh the terminal by pressing the **`Refresh`** button next to the terminal.

###

### Edit package.json file&#x20;

`{{insert PORT number here}}` with **the value of the external port corresponding to the internal port 19000** in the top menu **\[Container] - \[Port Forwarding Configuration]**.

```json
{
  "main": "node_modules/expo/AppEntry.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "expo start --port {{Insert PORT number here}}",
    "android": "expo start --android",
    "ios": "expo start --ios",
    "web": "expo start --web"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "expo": "~48.0.10",
    "expo-status-bar": "~1.4.4",
    "react": "18.2.0",
    "react-native": "0.71.6",
    "react-native-web": "~0.18.10",
    "react-dom": "18.2.0",
    "@expo/webpack-config": "^18.0.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.20.0"
  },
  "private": true
}

```

###

### Install node\_modules

```sh
npm i

npx expo install react-native-web@~0.18.10 react-dom@18.2.0 @expo/webpack-config@^18.0.1

```

###

### Run with React Native command

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Press the **`Run(project)`** button in the top right corner.