mern-stack First, you need to install npm package npm install && npm install -D Second,you need to go to your frontend folder cd frontend && npm install Third,you need to change your .env.example file to .env PORT = 5000 MONGO_URI = mongodb://localhost:27017/yourdatabasename JWT_SECRET = yourjwtsecret NODE_ENV = development or production PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID = Your paypal Client Id To Learn more about paypal client PayPal Client