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Austin Miller
1,047 PointsHow do you create a local server?
The video says to download the files and then create a local server. It says that one way to do that is to use a plugin in Visual Studio. I don't use Visual Studio, and the video doesn't mention any other ways to set up a local server. How do I do that?
This should really be part of the video, or at least mentioned in the teacher's notes.
2 Answers
Laura Coronel
Treehouse TeacherHey Austin Miller You are totally right! I just added a teacher's note on another way of launching a local server but I'll also type it up here.
If you don't use Visual Studio Code, one way of launching a local server is by using the http-server package. To use it first open your terminal and navigate to the scoreboard project files. Run npx http-server . -o -c-1 The -o should automatically launch your project in the browser. If not the terminal will tell you the url to navigate to in your browser to see the project. Might look something like this:
laura scoreboard %npx http-server . -o -c-1
Starting up http-server, serving .
http-server version: 14.1.1
http-server settings:
CORS: disabled
Cache: -1 seconds
Connection Timeout: 120 seconds
Directory Listings: visible
AutoIndex: visible
Serve GZIP Files: false
Serve Brotli Files: false
Default File Extension: none
Available on:
http://127.0.0.1:8080
Hit CTRL-C to stop the server
Open: http://127.0.0.1:8080
Let me know if this works or if you're having any issues with it!
Austin Miller
1,047 PointsThanks so much Laura Coronel! That worked great. Cheers
Laura Coronel
Treehouse TeacherLaura Coronel
Treehouse TeacherOhh and to see any changes you made to the code in the browser. Be sure to save the file and reload the browser.