Preview Site

To preview the generated static site locally:

1. •

   Check if _site/ directory exists and contains index.html. If not, run jbang run build.java first to build the site.

2. •

   Open the browser to http://localhost:8000:

   • •Windows: Start-Process "http://localhost:8000"
   • •macOS: open http://localhost:8000
   • •Linux: xdg-open http://localhost:8000
3. •

   Start jwebserver in the foreground from the _site directory:

   • •Windows: Set-Location _site; & "$env:JAVA_HOME\bin\jwebserver.exe"
   • •Unix/Mac: cd _site && $JAVA_HOME/bin/jwebserver
4. •

   Use mode="async" without detach so the server runs in the foreground and can be stopped with Ctrl+C.

5. •

   Inform the user the preview server is running on http://localhost:8000 and can be stopped with Ctrl+C or the stop button.

Requirements

• •Java 18+ (jwebserver was introduced in Java 18)
• •JAVA_HOME environment variable must be set