Error occurred while proxying request localhost:3000/api/auth/login to http://localhost:5000/ [ECONNREFUSED] (https://nodejs.org/api/errors.html#errors_common_system_errors)

[rishilin09]

After following the installation steps, I tried to ran the project using the npm run dev command as given in the instruction. The landing page was successfully displayed but when I tried to signed in with the github it didnt forwarded me to the notes page instead a error was thrown

ERROR:
 <e> [webpack-dev-server] [HPM] Error occurred while proxying request localhost:3000/api/auth/login to http://localhost:5000/ [ECONNREFUSED] (https://nodejs.org/api/errors.html#errors_common_system_errors)

Can you please tell me where did I went wrong and what to do to solve the problem?

Node Version: v14.21.3

npm Version: 9.7.1

System Configuration
Host Name: RISHI-PC
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language
OS Version: 10.0.22621 N/A Build 22621
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner: Rishi
Registered Organization: N/A
Product ID: 00356-24514-74975-AAOEM
Original Install Date: 9/28/2022, 1:52:50 PM
System Boot Time: 7/30/2023, 12:28:46 PM
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
System Model: 82K2
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: AMD64 Family 25 Model 80 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~1908 Mhz
BIOS Version: LENOVO H3CN30WW(V2.00), 6/28/2021
Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS
System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale: 00004009
Time Zone: (UTC+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi
Total Physical Memory: 5,996 MB
Available Physical Memory: 281 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 19,834 MB

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[Nina0917]

I also couldn't set up the repo using the npm run dev. Try Docker. It works for me but changes your Authorization callback URL to port 5000 instead.

[rushabhkhope]

Faced same error
Create a .env file in the root of the project, and add the app's client ID and secret. Remove DEMO variable to enable GitHub integration.

CLIENT_ID=xxx
CLIENT_SECRET=xxxx
DEMO=true