FAQ: Preview on webserver fails

[hupili]

preview on webserver is the suggested extension in our class. Common issues if you failed to launch preview on browser:

• Drag the entire project folder into the VSCode -- in this way, VSCode knows where to find relevant files, e.g. HTML, CSS, Javascript.
• Check if other browsers work
• Check if the workflow works without firewall (many students have ESET)
• Use python -m SimpleHTTPServer in Terminal and launch http://localhost:8000 -- this checks if there is any network blocker (besides regular firewall)
• Change another port for the preview server (default 8080). The method is followed.

[hupili]

Use cmd+, to open the settings panel and use following steps to change the port