Unable to run apps

[StanlyLife]

On npm run dev i receive an error:

node-express-convert-certs-and-sys-token\bin\www:26
 var key = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '../certs/selfsigned.key'));
                                                                 ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token ')'
    at Object.compileFunction (node:vm:360:18)
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1088:15)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1123:27)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1213:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1037:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:878:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:81:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47

Node.js v18.12.1

fixing the bug by removing the extra parenthes. Then another error comes along:

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\REDACTED\node-express-convert-certs-and-sys-token\bin../certs/selfsigned.key'
    at Object.openSync (node:fs:600:3)
    at Object.readFileSync (node:fs:468:35)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\REDACTED\node-express-convert-certs-and-sys-token\bin\www:24:14)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1159:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1213:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1037:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:878:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:81:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47 {
  errno: -4058,
  syscall: 'open',
  code: 'ENOENT',
  path: 'C:\\Users\\REDACTED\\SuperOffice\\node-express-convert-certs-and-sys-token\\bin../certs/selfsigned.key'
}

replacing the formatting of the path to remove bin:

var key = fs.readFileSync(__dirname.substring(0, __dirname.length - 4) + "\\certs\\selfsigned.key");
var cert = fs.readFileSync(
	__dirname.substring(0, __dirname.length - 4) + "\\certs\\selfsigned.crt"
);

after applying the "fixes" the app stands at a stand still:

[josteink]

Thanks for the constructive feedback. Should be fixed in current version!