Node.js Error ENOENT: No such file or directory

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The path does not exist relative to process.cwd(), not to the source file. Resolve paths with path.join(__dirname, ...) or new URL('./file', import.meta.url).

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Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open './config/settings.json'
    at Object.openSync (node:fs:573:18)
    at Object.readFileSync (node:fs:452:35) {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'open',
  path: './config/settings.json'
}

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Last verified 2026-10-10 · Source: POSIX errno + Node.js ERR_* codes (doc/api/errors.md) · Official docs ↗ · ~27,100 searches/mo