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Web Browser
The web browser allows your users to view any local URL or static files located in
/home/nt-user/workspace
via a lightweight web browser.
Web browser page
The web browser includes a number of features:
- Load any local URL or file
localhost
support- Load URL via port (e.g
localhost:3000
)
The project web browser is a lightweight simulated web browser that supports
localhost
, ports (e.g.localhost:3000
), browser history, and page refreshes.Next Tech web browser
To get started, take a look at the image below.

Example of a course using the web browser
Courses that use the web browser most often use Two Pane (Vertical) in the Interface Layout section of the Interface tab. Some courses that have the user develop a website best viewed full-sized can benefit from using a One Pane interface and instructing the user to open the preview in an external window.
The port to start the file proxy on (defaults to
8080
). Changing allows you to run your own services on port 8080
instead.The URL to load in the web browser when the project is loaded. Supports templates (e.g.
{{localhost}}
).For example:
Field Value | Shown in Project | Actual URL |
{{localhost}} | localhost:8080 | localhost:8080 |
{{localhost:8080}} | localhost:8080 | localhost:8080 |
{{localhost:80}} | localhost | localhost:80 |
{{localhost:443}} | localhost | localhost:443 |
{{localhost:3000}} | localhost:3000 | localhost:3000 |
{{localhost:3000}}/home | localhost:3000/home | localhost:3000/home |
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