Fresh React Router project gives error right away (Error: No route matches URL "/app/lib/utils.ts")

[andreibadescu]

I'm using React Router as a...

framework

Reproduction

pnpm dlx create-react-router@latest

         create-react-router v7.1.5

   dir   Where should we create your new project?
         .

      ◼  Using default template See https://github.com/remix-run/react-router-templates for more
      ✔  Template copied

   git   Initialize a new git repository?
         No

  deps   Install dependencies with pnpm?
         Yes

      ✔  Dependencies installed

  done   That's it!
         Check out README.md for development and deploy instructions.

         Join the community at https://rmx.as/discord

pnpm dev

> @ dev /Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend
> react-router dev

  ➜  Local:   http://localhost:5173/
  ➜  Network: use --host to expose
  ➜  press h + enter to show help
Error: No route matches URL "/app/lib/utils.ts"
    at getInternalRouterError (file:///Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend/node_modules/.pnpm/react-router@7.1.5_react-dom@19.0.0_react@19.0.0__react@19.0.0/node_modules/react-router/dist/development/chunk-IR6S3I6Y.mjs:3776:5)
    at Object.query (file:///Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend/node_modules/.pnpm/react-router@7.1.5_react-dom@19.0.0_react@19.0.0__react@19.0.0/node_modules/react-router/dist/development/chunk-IR6S3I6Y.mjs:2606:19)
    at handleDocumentRequest (file:///Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend/node_modules/.pnpm/react-router@7.1.5_react-dom@19.0.0_react@19.0.0__react@19.0.0/node_modules/react-router/dist/development/chunk-IR6S3I6Y.mjs:9157:35)
    at requestHandler (file:///Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend/node_modules/.pnpm/react-router@7.1.5_react-dom@19.0.0_react@19.0.0__react@19.0.0/node_modules/react-router/dist/development/chunk-IR6S3I6Y.mjs:9074:24)
    at nodeHandler (/Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend/node_modules/.pnpm/@react-router+dev@7.1.5_@react-router+serve@7.1.5_react-router@7.1.5_react-dom@19.0.0_react@1_jqspvzprsiimkcbfxxrxcku5ia/node_modules/@react-router/dev/dist/vite.js:2006:30)
    at /Users/abadescu/p/sealnext/frontend/node_modules/.pnpm/@react-router+dev@7.1.5_@react-router+serve@7.1.5_react-router@7.1.5_react-dom@19.0.0_react@1_jqspvzprsiimkcbfxxrxcku5ia/node_modules/@react-router/dev/dist/vite.js:2012:17
No routes matched location "/app/lib/utils.ts" 

System Info

pnpm dlx envinfo --system --npmPackages '{vite,react-router,@react-router/*}' --binaries --browsers
Packages: +1
+
Progress: resolved 1, reused 0, downloaded 1, added 1, done

  System:
    OS: macOS 15.3
    CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M4 Pro
    Memory: 173.77 MB / 24.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 22.13.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.13.1/bin/node
    npm: 10.9.2 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.13.1/bin/npm
    pnpm: 9.15.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.13.1/bin/pnpm
  Browsers:
    Brave Browser: 133.1.75.175
    Chrome: 132.0.6834.160
    Safari: 18.3
  npmPackages:
    @react-router/dev: ^7.1.5 => 7.1.5 
    @react-router/node: ^7.1.5 => 7.1.5 
    @react-router/serve: ^7.1.5 => 7.1.5 
    react-router: ^7.1.5 => 7.1.5 
    vite: ^5.4.14 => 5.4.14

Used Package Manager

pnpm

Expected Behavior

No error when I do a fresh new project.

Actual Behavior

Error: No route matches URL "/app/lib/utils.ts"

[timdorr]

It appears you're attempting to load up a URL in your browser that doesn't exist. Without seeing more of your application environment, I can't be sure something else is going on, but that appears to be a valid error.