anomalyco/sst · error

File '%s' not found

Error message

File '%s' not found

What it means

FindUp walks parent directories from a start dir looking for fileName; when it reaches the filesystem root without a match it returns an error 'File <name> not found'. The library uses it to locate config files (e.g. sst.config.ts / package.json) relative to the working directory.

Source

Thrown at internal/fs/fs.go:23

	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"strings"
)

func FindUp(initialPath, fileName string) (string, error) {
	currentDir := initialPath
	for {
		// Check if the current directory contains the target file
		filePath := filepath.Join(currentDir, fileName)
		_, err := os.Stat(filePath)
		if err == nil {
			// File found
			return filePath, nil
		}

		// If we've reached the root directory, stop searching
		if currentDir == filepath.Dir(currentDir) {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("File '%s' not found", fileName)
		}

		// Move up to the parent directory
		currentDir = filepath.Dir(currentDir)
	}
}

func Exists(path string) bool {
	_, err := os.Stat(path)
	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
		return false
	}
	return err == nil
}

func IsGitSubmodule(dir string) bool {
	gitPath := filepath.Join(dir, ".git")
	info, err := os.Stat(gitPath)

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Solutions

1. cd into your project directory that contains the target file and rerun
2. Create the missing config file (e.g. sst.config.ts) at the project root
3. If using a custom file name, ensure it matches what FindUp searches for

Example fix

// before
$ cd /tmp && sst dev
// after
$ cd ~/my-app && sst dev   # directory containing sst.config.ts

if _, err := os.Stat("sst.config.ts"); err != nil {
    return fmt.Errorf("run this command from your project root")
}

func configFileExists(root string, name string) bool {
    p := filepath.Join(root, name)
    _, err := os.Stat(p)
    return err == nil
}

path, err := fs.FindUp("sst.config.ts")
if err != nil {
    return fmt.Errorf("no sst.config.ts found in %s or any parent dir", cwd)
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running the CLI from a directory that is not inside a project containing the target file (e.g. `sst dev` in ~ or /tmp, no sst.config.ts anywhere up the tree).

Common situations: Executing the binary outside the repo root; the config file was renamed or deleted; running inside a Docker image that copied only the source, not the config; using a subdirectory after moving the project root.

Related errors

• Could not find a ${target} file
• You cannot provide both "job" and "function" in the "${name}
• You cannot provide both a function and a task in the "${name
• You must provide either a function or a task in the "${name}
• You cannot provide both "job" and "function" in the "${name}

AI-assisted analysis of anomalyco/sst@a0bd20f762 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/603018b3d88a7978. Report an issue: GitHub.