Error: dynamodb-admin command not found

dynamodb-admin: command not found means the shell cannot find the executable. The package may be absent, installed only in a project, or installed globally under a different Node.js environment.

npm install --save-dev dynamodb-admin
npx dynamodb-admin --dynamo-endpoint=http://localhost:8000

Run these commands from the intended project. For a global installation, the package documents:

npm install -g dynamodb-admin
dynamodb-admin --dynamo-endpoint=http://localhost:8000

If the global command remains unavailable, inspect npm prefix -g and your PATH, then reopen the shell after switching Node versions. Avoid sudo as a first fix for an inconsistent Node installation.

dynamodb-admin is a GUI server; it does not start DynamoDB Local itself. Start the database separately and point the GUI at its actual endpoint. A command that launches but cannot list tables has moved past the executable problem and needs endpoint or credential diagnosis.

See local GUI options and the package README.