Standardize local hosting instructions in Getting Started and Tutorials (#292)

rijulshrestha · web-flow · commit 81ac93ea9f3d · 2025-10-27T10:13:31.000+01:00
diff --git a/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/10-getting-started/01-Java-applet.mdx b/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/10-getting-started/01-Java-applet.mdx
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ For example:
 You can now serve this web page on a simple HTTP server, such as the http-server utility.
 
 ```shell
-npm install http-server
-http-server -p 8080
+npx http-server -p 8080
 ```
 
 > In case your users have a native Java plugin installed, you can replace the original HTML tag with a `cheerpj-` prefixed version. `<cheerpj-applet>`, `<cheerpj-object>`, and `<cheerpj-embed>` are all supported.
diff --git a/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/10-getting-started/03-JNLP.mdx b/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/10-getting-started/03-JNLP.mdx
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ You can now go to the project directory and serve this web page on a simple HTTP
 
 ```sh
 cd directory_name
-npm install http-server
-http-server -p 8080
+npx http-server -p 8080
 ```
 
 ## The end
diff --git a/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/13-tutorials/00-swingset3.mdx b/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/13-tutorials/00-swingset3.mdx
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ npx vite
 
 Visit the URL shown in the terminal and you should see a blank page. Leave Vite running in the background for the remainder of this tutorial.
 
+Alternatively you can also use the http-server utility.
+
+```sh
+npx http-server -p 8080
+```
+
+Open a browser tab pointing to your localhost such as `http://127.0.0.1:8080/`.
+
 ## 2. Add CheerpJ to the document
 
 Let's add CheerpJ to the page by adding this script tag to the `<head>`:
diff --git a/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/13-tutorials/01-applet.mdx b/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/13-tutorials/01-applet.mdx
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ To view the example, we need to host the files on a web server. [Vite](https://v
 npx vite
 ```
 
+Visit the URL shown in the terminal and you should see a blank page. Leave Vite running in the background for the remainder of this tutorial.
+
 Alternatively you can also use the http-server utility.
 
 ```sh
-npm install http-server
-http-server -p 8080
+npx http-server -p 8080
 ```
 
 Open a browser tab pointing to your localhost such as `http://127.0.0.1:8080/`.
diff --git a/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/13-tutorials/02-jnlp.mdx b/sites/cheerpj/src/content/docs/13-tutorials/02-jnlp.mdx
@@ -167,11 +167,10 @@ npx vite
 Alternatively you can also use the http-server utility:
 
 ```sh
-npm install http-server
-http-server -p 8080
+npx http-server -p 8080
 ```
 
-Visit the address indicated by your http-server in the browser. For example, `http://localhost:8080`.
+Open a browser tab pointing to your localhost such as `http://127.0.0.1:8080/`.
 
 ### The result
 
