Magento 2 - Fresh Install

Quick Fix: Update the Magento keys in composer using the below commands, because composer is not asking for the keys:

composer global config http-basic.repo.magento.com <public_key> <private_key>

The Problem:

When attempting to create a fresh Magento 2 installation using Composer, the command composer create-project --repository=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition fails to download the packages.json file, resulting in an error message indicating that Magento authentication keys are missing.

The Solutions:

Solution 1: Updating Magento Keys

To solve this error, update the Magento keys in composer using the following command:

`composer global config http-basic.repo.magento.com `

This will provide composer with the necessary credentials to access the Magento repository and proceed with the installation.

Q&A

Why Magento 2 fresh created project getting 404?

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Because composer is not able to ask for Magento keys.

How to fix Magento new installation project 404?

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By adding Magento keys in composer.

Video Explanation:

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