diff --git a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setup.jade b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setup.jade
index 4a851bf8ff..65ad0c942f 100644
--- a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setup.jade
+++ b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setup.jade
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@
You can edit and test out your apps by serving local files with a web server. Follow the steps in the quickstart to get Typescript setup.
p.
- When you're serving local files, edit and save them and start a web server that serves files in that directory. If you have Python installed, you can run a basic HTTP server from the root of your code directory with:
+ If you don't already have an HTTP server,
+ you can install one using npm install -g http-server
.
+ (If that results in an access error, then you might need to use
+ sudo npm ...
.)
- pre.prettyprint.lang-bash
- code python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
+ p For example:
+
+ code-example.
+ # From the directory that contains index.html:
+ npm install -g http-server # Or sudo npm install -g http-server
+ http-server # Creates a server at localhost:8080
+ # In a browser, visit localhost:8080/index.html
.callout.is-helpful
header Typescript vs ES5
diff --git a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setupAlt.jade b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setupAlt.jade
index f23bdde63d..10f261bddc 100644
--- a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setupAlt.jade
+++ b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/setupAlt.jade
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
You can edit and test out your apps by serving local files with a web server. Follow the steps in the quickstart to get Typescript setup.
- When you're serving local files, edit and save them and start a web server that serves files in that directory. If you have Python installed, you can run a basic HTTP server from the root of your code directory with:
+ If you don't already have an HTTP server, you can install one using npm install -g http-server
. (If that results in an access error, then you might need to use sudo npm ...
.)
+
+ For example:
pre.prettyprint.lang-bash
- code python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
+ code.
+ # From the directory that contains index.html:
+ npm install -g http-server # Or sudo npm install -g http-server
+ http-server # Creates a server at localhost:8080
+ # In a browser, visit localhost:8080/index.html
.callout.is-helpful
header Typescript vs ES5
@@ -33,11 +39,11 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
In the `
npm install -g http-server
.
(If that results in an access error, then you might need to use
- sudo npm ...
)
- For example:
+ sudo npm ...
.)
+
+ p For example:
code-example.
# From the directory that contains index.html: