Beginner cannot complete app initialization using the @shopify/[email removed] command; the process hangs during dependency installation and throws an error after force-stopping. An attached screenshot appears central to the error details.
Diagnosis: Identified as an npm (Node.js package manager) install error.
Recommended steps:
Remove any lower/older versions of Node.js.
Install Node.js v20.17.0 (LTS).
Outcome/status: No confirmation that the fix worked; resolution remains unverified and the issue appears open.
Summarized with AI on December 20.
AI used: gpt-5.
Hi, This is an npm install error. I have faced the same issue what works for me are these two steps
Step 1: Try to remove the lower version of nodejs.
Step 2: download and install node Node.jsv20.17.0 (LTS)