Error in setting up Cesium local development server

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I followed the exact instructions given here: cesium/Documentation/Contributors/BuildGuide/README.md at main · CesiumGS/cesium · GitHub

I am unable to USE the home page. The npm packages install correctly and the server spins up as well. However, upon going to any of the links mentioned on the home page, the server crashes and the log is shown below.

System: MacOS (Senoma)
Node Version: v22.2.0

Error: Build failed with 172 errors:
packages/engine/Source/Renderer/ComputeEngine.js:8:27: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/ViewportQuadVS.js"
packages/engine/Source/Renderer/Context.js:18:27: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/ViewportQuadVS.js"
packages/engine/Source/Renderer/ShaderSource.js:4:24: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/Builtin/CzmBuiltins.js"
packages/engine/Source/Scene/BillboardCollection.js:26:34: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/BillboardCollectionFS.js"
packages/engine/Source/Scene/BillboardCollection.js:27:34: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/BillboardCollectionVS.js"
...
    at failureErrorWithLog (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1472:15)
    at /Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:945:25
    at /Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:897:52
    at buildResponseToResult (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:943:7)
    at /Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:955:9
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at requestCallbacks.on-end (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:954:54)
    at handleRequest (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:647:17)
    at handleIncomingPacket (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:672:7)
    at Socket.readFromStdout (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:600:7)
Error: Failed to generate bundle: Cesium.js
    at serveResult (file:///Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open%20Source/cesium/scripts/createRoute.js:21:12)
    at file:///Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open%20Source/cesium/scripts/createRoute.js:60:14
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
node:internal/process/promises:391
    triggerUncaughtException(err, true /* fromPromise */);
    ^

Error: Build failed with 172 errors:
packages/engine/Source/Renderer/ComputeEngine.js:8:27: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/ViewportQuadVS.js"
packages/engine/Source/Renderer/Context.js:18:27: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/ViewportQuadVS.js"
packages/engine/Source/Renderer/ShaderSource.js:4:24: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/Builtin/CzmBuiltins.js"
packages/engine/Source/Scene/BillboardCollection.js:26:34: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/BillboardCollectionFS.js"
packages/engine/Source/Scene/BillboardCollection.js:27:34: ERROR: Could not resolve "../Shaders/BillboardCollectionVS.js"
...
    at failureErrorWithLog (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1472:15)
    at /Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:945:25
    at /Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:897:52
    at buildResponseToResult (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:943:7)
    at /Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:955:9
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at requestCallbacks.on-end (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:954:54)
    at handleRequest (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:647:17)
    at handleIncomingPacket (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:672:7)
    at Socket.readFromStdout (/Users/mohitpanchal/Coding/Open Source/cesium/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:600:7) {
  errors: [Getter/Setter],
  warnings: [Getter/Setter]
}

Any solutions would be greatly beneficial.
Thank you!

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Welcome to the forum, @rayvego!

If you’ve followed the directions (and it sounds like you have), and it’s not running correctly, I would try doing an explicit build before running:

npm run build && npm start

Let me know if that gets you further along.