Re: [Gmod-ajax] JBrowse Issue

[Colin <col...@gm...>]

Here is a FAQ link for this issue
https://jbrowse.org/docs/faq.html#what-webserver-is-needed-for-jbrowse :)

To start a quick server for testing

npm install -g http-server
http-server
# then navigate to http://localhost:8080 in the browser


-Colin


On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 3:16 PM Scott Cain <sc...@sc...> wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
> You have to access JBrowse through a web server because it makes extensive
> use of asynchronous javascript, so using file:/// won't work.  There are
> multiple ways of going about setting up a web server, but if you'd like
> guidance for that, please let us know.
>
> Scott
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 12:06 PM Alex Mathew <ama...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My name is Alexander Mathew and I am an undergraduate Computer Science
>> student at the University of Nevada, Reno. I need to use JBrowse for an on
>> campus job I have, and I am having difficulty in the installation process.
>> I followed the tutorial and ran setup.sh. The Volvox data was said to have
>> been formatted correctly, but I still get an error message. I have attached
>> pictures for reference. I look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Alexander Mathew
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