[GH-ISSUE #3] Error: spawn xdg-open ENOENT #1

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2026-02-22T18:17:23-05:00

yindo commented

2026-02-22 18:17:23 -05:00

Originally created by @rafalohaki on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/3

using:

1st screen
yarn setup
yarn prod:backend

1nd screen
cd frontend
yarn install
cd ..
yarn prod:frontend

the error is from 'yarn prod:frontend'
VITE v4.3.9 ready in 1111 ms

➜ Local: http://localhost:3000/
➜ press h to show help
node:events:491
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^

Error: spawn xdg-open ENOENT
at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:283:19)
at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:476:16)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)
Emitted 'error' event on ChildProcess instance at:
at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:289:12)
at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:476:16)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21) {
errno: -2,
code: 'ENOENT',
syscall: 'spawn xdg-open',
path: 'xdg-open',
spawnargs: [ 'http://localhost:3000/' ]
}

Node.js v18.16.0
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

commit:
https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/tree/8199fcc077e4a70caf9a8c529dcb81467e2a2574

Originally created by @rafalohaki on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/3 using: 1st screen yarn setup yarn prod:backend 1nd screen cd frontend yarn install cd .. yarn prod:frontend the error is from 'yarn prod:frontend' VITE v4.3.9 ready in 1111 ms ➜ Local: http://localhost:3000/ ➜ press h to show help node:events:491 throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event ^ Error: spawn xdg-open ENOENT at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:283:19) at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:476:16) at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21) Emitted 'error' event on ChildProcess instance at: at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:289:12) at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:476:16) at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21) { errno: -2, code: 'ENOENT', syscall: 'spawn xdg-open', path: 'xdg-open', spawnargs: [ 'http://localhost:3000/' ] } Node.js v18.16.0 error Command failed with exit code 1. info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command. error Command failed with exit code 1. info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command. commit: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/tree/8199fcc077e4a70caf9a8c529dcb81467e2a2574

yindo closed this issue

2026-02-22 18:17:23 -05:00

yindo commented

2026-02-22 18:17:23 -05:00

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023):

What does yarn dev:frontend give you?

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023): What does `yarn dev:frontend` give you?

yindo commented

2026-02-22 18:17:23 -05:00

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023):

Nevermind, are you on Ubunut?
Full Solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/73942711

Temp solution
frontend/package.json
"start": "vite --open", => "start": "vite",

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023): Nevermind, are you on Ubunut? Full Solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/73942711 Temp solution `frontend/package.json` ` "start": "vite --open",` => ` "start": "vite",`