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JavaScript npm Basics (retiring) Installing Packages with npm Installing Global Packages

Matt Davis
Matt Davis
13,372 Points

installed globally but not able to view a simple html file

This is probably silly...

When I run

 http-server {file name}

Then view it in Chrome it opens a download window not sure what type of file it is. Can anyone let me know what's going on here

do you have a full code?

1 Answer

Samuel Llibre-Pillco
Samuel Llibre-Pillco
15,467 Points

Having same problem and solve like this

put the IP: 127.0.0.1:8080/index.html or the local ip

add the /index.html or the name of your html and i should work ;)