Following instructions from https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html on a brand new laptop gave me error code 500

[snandar]

• Review the documentation: https://facebook.github.io/react-native
• Search for existing issues: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues
• Use the latest React Native release: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases

Environment

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: macOS 10.14
CPU: x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4650U CPU @ 1.70GHz
Memory: 746.89 MB / 8.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 10.11.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
npm: 6.4.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm
SDKs:
Android SDK:
Build Tools: 26.0.3, 27.0.3
API Levels: 26, 27
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.2 AI-181.5540.7.32.5056338
Xcode: /undefined - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.5.0 => 16.5.0
react-native: 0.57.0 => 0.57.2
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native-cli: 2.0.1

Description

I followed the instructions given word for word and I received this error. I have tried the suggestions from others on the discussion page but it didn't work. I think the installation shouldn't be this hard, especially since I am following word for word from the site.

I have tried the solutions from ;
expo/create-react-native-app#401
expo/create-react-native-app#401

Reproducible Demo

[rodrigoelp]

Hi @snandar, I've had a similar issue... can you try killing the metro bundler and run this

react-native start --reset-cache

Then run again your android project.

I initially thought it was the same issue as #21741 without paying attention to it being android...

This makes me believe that react native run system is completely broken.

[snandar]

Thank you! It worked after following your post on #21741

[rodrigoelp]

Good to know it helped :)