jss create command is not available in sitecore jss cli version 13

Question

I'm trying to create new jss app for Sitecore 9.3. I have installed Sitecore jss-cli version 13.0. When I try to create new jss app using jss create command nothing is happening. where in I'm able create an app using the command npm init sitecore-jss. It looks like create command itself is not available.

• Node version installed: v18.12.1
• JSS CLI version: 13.0.0
• npm version: 9.1.2

Answer 1

I think this issue is because of the Node js version over the period of time few dependent packages are deprecated. Therefore it does not support the latest node/npm version.

I tried the below steps and it got resolved:

1. Install node js version 13.14.0
2. Add jss CLI globally using : npm install -g @sitecore-jss/[email protected]
3. jss create my-jss-app angular --branch release/13.0.0

Answer 2

As per the Sitecore documentation for JSS, you should run this command before creating the app.

npm i @sitecore-jss/sitecore-jss-cli@<version>

And then run the create command like this.

jss create my-jss-app angular --branch release/13.0.0

And then follow the other steps mentioned in this document.

Refer to this article for more details.

https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/hd/200/sitecore-headless-development/create-a-jss-app-for-an-older-version-of-sitecore.html