By default, a React application created using Create React App starts the default browser when launching the application. This can be annoying if you are using a different browser from your default one for development. Here’s how to make react-scripts
start the application with the browser of your choice or without a browser.
Start with a different browser
In your package.json
file under the scripts
section for start
add the parameter BROWSER=InsertNameOfBrowserHere
before the react-scripts start
command.
"scripts": {
"start": "BROWSER=firefox react-scripts start",
}
Start without a browser
To launch your application without starting a browser, place NONE
instead of the filename of the browser as the value for the BROWSER
parameter.
"scripts": {
"start": "BROWSER=NONE react-scripts start",
}