truffle create contract shows no network available error

Question

I am trying to create a contract using the following command

truffle create contract vote

But I am getting this error:

No network available. Use `truffle develop` or add network to truffle.js config.

I am just trying to create contract. My testrpc is running.  I dont know how to solve this. 

Answer 1

In your truffle project directory, you have to set some properties related to network in truffle.js file. If you are using testrpc, by default it runs on port 8545 so you can add the following properties in the truffle.js file:

module.exports = {
  networks: {
    development: {
      host: "localhost",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "*" // Match any network id
    }
  }
};