Module build failed: Error: Couldn't find preset "es2015" relative to directory ".../nextgram/pages"

[gmondragon]

Hi. I installed Next.js for the first time to test and when I run "npm run dev" it gives me the following error:

Module build failed: Error: Couldn't find preset "es2015" relative to directory "/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/pages" at /Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:299:19 at Array.map (native) at OptionManager.resolvePresets (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:270:20) at OptionManager.mergePresets (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:259:10) at OptionManager.mergeOptions (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:244:14) at OptionManager.init (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:374:12) at File.initOptions (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/index.js:216:65) at new File (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/index.js:139:24) at Pipeline.transform (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/pipeline.js:46:16) at transpile (/Users/gabriel/Developing/nextgram/node_modules/next/node_modules/babel-loader/lib/index.js:41:20)

I tried the example application "nextgram" and it turns out to give the same error.

Regards.

[victorkane]

I still have this problem. What am I doing wrong?

[gmondragon]

@victorkane I solved it by updating Nodejs to its latest version. Requires Nodejs v5 up as far as I can tell.

[victorkane]

On my Mac, I updated to Node 6.9.3 LTS and:

• installed 6.9.3 LTS
• new terminal
• deleted node_modules
• Then did npm install again and everything fine!!! Thanks!

Free to close issue

[hegelstad]

I still have this problem, none of the above tricks did it.
Node v6.10.2
NPM v3.10.10
Next ^2.1.0

Error in /Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/pages/index.js?entry Module build failed: Error: Couldn't find preset "es2015" relative to directory "/Users/nikolai" at /Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:293:19 at Array.map (native) at OptionManager.resolvePresets (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:275:20) at OptionManager.mergePresets (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:264:10) at OptionManager.mergeOptions (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:249:14) at OptionManager.init (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/options/option-manager.js:368:12) at File.initOptions (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/index.js:212:65) at new File (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/file/index.js:135:24) at Pipeline.transform (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-core/lib/transformation/pipeline.js:46:16) at transpile (/Users/nikolai/github/nextapp/node_modules/babel-loader/lib/index.js:46:20)

[hegelstad]

Fix: Removed (hidden) .babelrc (global?) file from "/Users/nikolai".

[Ihor912]

I want to confirm that solution from previous comment works for me. I tried different fixes but issue didn't disappear. But this one resolved problem. Thanks hegelstad.

Fix: Removed (hidden) .babelrc (global?) file from "/Users/nikolai".

[sea-witch]

I had the same problem as @hegelstad and @Ihor912, and removing a .babelrc up the tree fixed it for me as well. This seems to be a somewhat common issue. Maybe it would be good to put this in the automated tutorial? I can imagine this issue completely flummoxing folks who are new to babel and/or the command line.

I had the same issue...
when you run $ npm run dev, it says running .babelrc from folderXYZ
... from the folder you last ran babel or react!
=> Delete that file! Solved! Thank you