# Importing dependencies for React project

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/importing-dependencies-for-react-project/145507>\
**Category:** CMS Development\
**Tags:** local-development\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/importing-dependencies-for-react-project/145507 "2026-01-29T03:45:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![AWilling](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/awilling/32/25650_2.png) [@AWilling](https://community.hubspot.com/u/AWilling)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/importing-dependencies-for-react-project/145507/1 "2026-01-29T03:45:39Z")

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Hello, I am very new to React and have what feels like a stupid question.  
I’m starting out with the HubSpot React quickstart tutorial, and have been able to upload and deploy the practice theme successfully. However, I am having trouble importing external dependencies.  
For example, if I include:

import { Info } from ‘lucide-react’;  
and use it within the Getting Started module, it works just fine in the local development server. But when I upload my project I get the following error:

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTcms-js-build failed

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTExit code: 1

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTSTDOUT:

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTModule and partial “entry points” to build: components/modules/GettingStarted/index

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTINTROSPECTION BUILD

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST===================

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTvite v5.4.8 building SSR bundle for production…

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTtransforming…

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST✓ 1 modules transformed.

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTSTDERR:

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTx Build failed in 66ms

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTnode:internal/modules/run\_main:123

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST triggerUncaughtException(

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST ^

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST[dataCoordination] [plugin dataCoordination] There was an error during the build:

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST [vite]: Rollup failed to resolve import “lucide-react” from “/tmp/cms\_S94nwL/cms-js-build/customer-package/components/modules/GettingStarted/index.tsx”.

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTThis is most likely unintended because it can break your application at runtime.

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM ESTIf you do want to externalize this module explicitly add it to

[ERROR][theme]28 Jan 2026 10:35 PM EST`build.rollupOptions.external`

What am I missing? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Becerra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@Victor\_Becerra](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Victor_Becerra)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/importing-dependencies-for-react-project/145507/2 "2026-01-29T14:17:12Z")

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Hi there @AWilling thank you for posting!

I want to share an article that offers relevant context for your issue: [CMS React styling - HubSpot docs](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/cms/reference/react/styling)

I also want to tag a few community experts to offer insights and ideas to help you find a solution. Hey there @MichaelMa @SteveHTM @evaldas How’s your week going? Any ideas that can help us out here? Thanks!!

Victor

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**Author:** ![AWilling](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/awilling/32/25650_2.png) [@AWilling](https://community.hubspot.com/u/AWilling)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/importing-dependencies-for-react-project/145507/3 "2026-01-30T01:25:33Z")

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Thanks [@Victor\_Becerra](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/620965), I figured it out! I needed to include my dependencies in my project.json file within the theme itself - I was including them in the parent project. I found the [hs project install-deps](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/developer-tooling/local-development/hubspot-cli/project-commands#install-dependencies) command very useful for this.