Error coming from `npm exec remix vite:dev`

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Hello!
I am starting on a payment app with an off-site extension.
Unfortunately, running shopify app dev ends with error:

Error coming from `npm exec remix vite:dev`
Command failed with exit code 1: npm exec remix vite:dev
npm error could not determine executable to run

I’d very much appreciate a pointer of as to what this could mean?
Googled for this and all I could find was another similar question (unanswered) on the Shopify dev forum.
The app is Remix with latest shopify-cli.
The log says:

0 verbose cli /home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/bin/node /home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/bin/npm
1 info using npm@10.9.2
2 info using node@v23.11.1
3 silly config load:file:/home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc
4 silly config load:file:/home/robert/payabl-checkout/.npmrc
5 silly config load:file:/home/robert/.npmrc
6 silly config load:file:/home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/etc/npmrc
7 verbose title npm exec remix vite:dev
8 verbose argv "exec" "remix" "vite:dev"
9 verbose logfile logs-max:10 dir:/home/robert/.npm/_logs/2025-05-27T13_15_09_456Z-
10 verbose logfile /home/robert/.npm/_logs/2025-05-27T13_15_09_456Z-debug-0.log
11 silly logfile start cleaning logs, removing 1 files
12 silly logfile done cleaning log files
13 silly packumentCache heap:2105278464 maxSize:526319616 maxEntrySize:263159808
14 http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/remix 102ms (cache revalidated)
15 verbose stack Error: could not determine executable to run
15 verbose stack     at getBinFromManifest (/home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/lib/get-bin-from-manifest.js:17:23)
15 verbose stack     at exec (/home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/lib/index.js:202:15)
15 verbose stack     at async Npm.exec (/home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:207:9)
15 verbose stack     at async module.exports (/home/robert/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js:74:5)
16 verbose pkgid remix@2.16.7
17 error could not determine executable to run
18 verbose cwd /home/robert/payabl-checkout
19 verbose os Linux 5.10.0-27-amd64
20 verbose node v23.11.1
21 verbose npm  v10.9.2
22 verbose exit 1
23 verbose code 1

Thank you in advance!

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Hi! I’m not able to reproduce. I’ve tried this with Ubuntu, Node 23.11.1, NPM 10.9.2 and Shopify CLI 3.80.7:

  • shopify app init --template remix --flavor javascript
  • shopify app generate extension --template offsite_payments
  • shopify app dev

Is that what you are trying? Could you run shopify app dev --verbose and share the output?

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Hi @gonzaloriestra!
Thank you for reaching out!

What I have done is npm init @shopify/app@latest chose Build a Remix app (recommended) with Javascript followed by shopify app generate extension then npm install shopify app deploy shopify app dev which got me to that error.

Since posting I have deleted this app and recreated it exactly the same with the only difference in choosing Build an extension-only app instead of the Build a Remix app (recommended).

With this approach the error is gone.
But I remember reading somewhere that selecting Build an extension-only app leads to a more restricted app extension so I am not sure if I should proceed with this latest approach.

What do you think?

4

I’m not an expert in Payment extensions, but I think the Remix app is only required if you want an embedded app page.

Actually, the offsite payment extension documentation suggests to create an extension-only app. So it should be fine to continue with that.

However, if you share the verbose output, we can investigate the error.

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The reason I have chosen the Remix app was because I thought that way I can add a configuration page in admin for our payment methods.
I have probably been wrong.
I’ll continue using the extension only approach although I have to figure out how to add that admin app settings page.
Your reply is the correct one, I have marked it as the solution.
Thank you @gonzaloriestra for taking the time to clarify this.

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6

You probably need an Admin UI extension.

7

Thank you!
Much appreciated!
All the best to you!

8

Have you found any solution to this? I’m having the same error.

Error coming from npm exec remix vite:dev

Command failed with exit code 1: npm exec remix vite:dev
npm warn Unknown project config “auto-install-peers”. This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn Unknown project config “shamefully-hoist”. This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn Unknown project config “enable-pre-post-scripts”. This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
failed to load config from C:\Users\jefferson.rosales\desktop\projects\training\wishlist-03\vite.config.ts
Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module
C:\Users\jefferson.rosales\desktop\projects\training\wishlist-03\node_modules\vite\dist\node\index.js in a cycle. (from
C:\Users\jefferson.rosales\desktop\projects\training\wishlist-03\node_modules\vite-node\dist\server.cjs)
at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:309:15)
at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1371:24)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1511:5)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1572:16)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
at Object.
(C:\Users\jefferson.rosales\desktop\projects\training\wishlist-03\node_modules\vite-node\dist\server.cjs:9:12)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1529:14) {
code: ‘ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE’
}