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--- p5js-local-server [2024/02/20 21:30] – renick
+++ p5js-local-server [2024/03/06 22:41] (current) – renick
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 https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server
+On a Mac, I recommend this process:
+  - In your Documents folder, create a folder called 'javascript'.
+  - In that folder, run the command: npm install http-server.
+Here's a tutorial on using the terminal on a Mac: https://macpaw.com/how-to/use-terminal-on-mac
+Here's a tutorial on using the terminal on a Windows: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/command-line-commands-cli-tutorial/
 ===== make a directory for your project =====
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 {{::p5js-download.jpg?400|}}
+I'd put this in the javascript directory that you made above.
 ===== put the necessary files in the directory =====
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 {{::httpserver-example.png|}}
+If http-server is not in your system PATH, then you need to call it explicitly with the path to the binary executable. That's in the location ./node_modules/.bin/. That means you'll have to launch http-server with a command like (but be sure to adjust the path correctly!):
+   ./node_modules/.bin/http-server
+For more on paths, see this tutorial: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/absolute-relative-pathnames-unix/
 ===== use your browser to access the IP address indicated by http-server =====