.htaccess file required by the application is not found

Error FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/home/chippiko/public_html/wa-api-ok/.htaccess’ occurs because the .htaccess file required by the application is not found in the specified directory.

On Linux-based hosting, especially those using CloudLinux, the .htaccess file is usually used to set configurations per directory, including rules for web servers such as Apache. When you start a Node.js application, the server may try to read or modify the .htaccess file, and if the file does not exist, this error appears.

Solutions you can try

1. Check if the .htaccess file exists:
   Check the /home/chippiko/public_html/wa-api-ok/ directory to see if the .htaccess file exists there. If not, you may need to create it.
2. Create a .htaccess file:
   If the .htaccess file does not exist, you can create an empty file named .htaccess in that directory. This will prevent FileNotFoundError errors. If you know of specific rules or configurations that should be in your .htaccess file, add them as needed.
3. Check your server or application configuration:
   There may be a misconfiguration that is causing your Node.js application to try to access your .htaccess file. Check your application or server configuration and see if there is an option that can disable access to .htaccess.

If the steps above do not resolve the issue, there may be a deeper configuration that needs to be checked at the server or application level.