Can't run Azurite service. Azurite.cmd is missing

Problem

There is no npm folder under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming . Azurite.cmd is missing. Can't launch Azurite service in Rider.

Cause

Azurite is not installed on the machine

Resolution

Ensure node.js is installed on your machine. (check if node --version prints something in the terminal). The recommended version is the one that can be downloaded from Download Node as the LTS one.

1. Restart terminal and ensure node --version, npm --version prints output;
2. Install azurite npm install -g azurite;
3. Restart Rider;
4. Check if you can now start azurite service;

If that doesn't help, ensure Settings | Tools | Azure | Azurite | Azurite executable path points to a proper Azurite.cmd.  Also check if node and npm are properly discovered in Settings | Languages & Frameworks | Node.js.