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react-native run-windows

This guide will give you more information on the run-windows command of the React Native Windows CLI.

run-windows

The run-windows CLI command is used to build and run React Native for Windows apps.

Usage

Builds your RNW app and starts it on a connected Windows desktop, emulator, or device.

npx react-native run-windows

Options

Note: Remote Debugging was officially marked as deprecated in RN 0.73 and will be removed in a later release.

Here are the options that react-native run-windows takes:

OptionInput TypeDescription
--releasebooleanSpecifies a Release build
--rootstringOverride the root directory for the project which contains the windows folder
--archstringThe build architecture, i.e. ARM64, x86, x64. Defaults to system architecture
--singleprocbooleanDisables multi-proc build
--emulatorbooleanDeploys the app to an emulator
--devicebooleanDeploys the app to a connected device
--targetstringDeploys the app to the specified GUID for a device
--remote-debuggingboolean(Deprecated) Deploys the app in remote debugging mode
--loggingbooleanVerbose output logging
--no-packagerbooleanDo not launch the packager while building
--bundlebooleanEnable Bundle configuration, i.e. ReleaseBundle/DebugBundle rather than Release/Debug
--no-launchbooleanDo not launch the app after deployment
--no-autolinkbooleanDo not run autolinking
--no-buildbooleanDo not build the solution
--no-deploybooleanDo not deploy the app
--deploy-from-layoutbooleanForce deploy from layout even in Release builds
--slnstringOverride the app solution file determined by 'react-native config', i.e. windows\myApp.sln
--projstringOverride the app project file determined by 'react-native config', i.e. windows\myApp\myApp.vcxproj
--msbuildpropsstringComma separated props to pass to MSBuild, i.e. prop1=value1,prop2=value2
--buildLogDirectorystringOptional directory where MSBuild log files should be stored
--infobooleanDump environment information
--direct-debuggingnumberEnable direct debugging on specified port
--no-telemetrybooleanDisables sending telemetry that allows analysis of usage and failures of the react-native-windows CLI
-h, --helpbooleanDisplay help for command

Telemetry Notice

This command sends telemetry to Microsoft by default. You can prevent the telemetry from being sent by using the --no-telemetry command line option. See below for more details.

The software may collect information about you and your use of the software and send it to Microsoft. Microsoft may use this information to provide services and improve our products and services. You may turn off the telemetry as described in the repository. There are also some features in the software that may enable you and Microsoft to collect data from users of your applications. If you use these features, you must comply with applicable law, including providing appropriate notices to users of your applications together with a copy of Microsoft's privacy statement. Our privacy statement is located at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=824704. You can learn more about data collection and use in the help documentation and our privacy statement. Your use of the software operates as your consent to these practices.

This data collection notice only applies to the process of running the react-native-windows CLI commands.