Hosting a Plugin on a Local Server
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Before you can preview a cloned plugin in FormIt, you need to host it on a local server.
You have the option of starting the server inside Visual Studio Code, instead of a separate terminal window. **** Before opening a terminal, make sure the right folder is opened in Visual Studio Code.
View > Terminal (or shortcut Ctrl + `)
If you encounter errors in the following steps, try restarting your computer to complete the NodeJS installation.
In the Command Prompt, enter the following to install npm's http-server globally (a one-time setup).
npm install http-server -g
Once the setup is complete, run the following command in the terminal to start your npm http-server:
http-server
Tip 1: In case of any issues with running the http-server (installed globally or locally), it may be helpful to run it directly via npx:
npx http-server
Tip 2: For Windows 10/11 users, if you encounter an error when running a script on your new machine, this may be due to the settings being disabled. To fix this:
Launch PowerShell script as an administrator
Enter: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
To develop for FormIt Web, simply run the following command instead:
http-server --cors
You can verify your server by navigating to the following address in your web browser:
http://localhost:8080
You should see your project folder files in the browser window.
**If you use a different web server than npm, the default address/port might be different.
An HTTP server that works well is npm's .
First, you will need to download and install , if it's not already installed.