Help with Step 4 in Getting Started tutorial

[ealexand5AMP6]

Hello!

I am trying to follow the instructions on https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/forma/v1/overview/getting-started/

In step 4, I have pasted the code into Visual Studio Code (VSC) and saved the file locally as index.html

I then try in the VSC command line to paste the next line of code provided (http://localhost:5173/) but it gives me errors. Also, when I load the extension, the Hello World message pops up but then below that it says "localhost refused to connect."

Any help would be much appreciated!

[henrik_steenJL382]

Hello!

Can you share the errors you are experiencing?

It sounds like you are not properly running the local development server, so you can't access your project at http://localhost:5173/

Henrik

[ilker.karadag · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I have also confronted with the same error. You need to install or update node.js (https://nodejs.org/en). You can check your current version by typing node -v in the command line. Moreover you may need to install npm install -g http-server

If you are not familiar with this, just use simple web server software (https://simplewebserver.org/) which avoids local host refused to connect error.

[marthe.brondbo]

@ealexand5AMP6 Did you figure this our using @ilker.karadag suggestion? Checking that as the accepted solution - let us know if you need another fix! 

Marthe