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diff --git a/examples/web_server/README.md b/examples/web_server/README.md index c123c98..b81a955 100644 --- a/examples/web_server/README.md +++ b/examples/web_server/README.md @@ -1,27 +1,20 @@ -Cowboy Static File Handler with Index Support -============================================= +Static file handler example +=========================== -To compile this example you need rebar in your PATH. +To try this example, you need GNU `make`, `git` and +[relx](https://github.com/erlware/relx) in your PATH. -Type the following command: -``` -$ rebar get-deps compile -``` +To build the example, run the following command: -You can then start the Erlang node with the following command: -``` -./start.sh +``` bash +$ make ``` -Cowboy will serve all the files you put in the priv/ directory. You can replace -the filename given in the example URL with the one of a file you added to this -directory to receive that file. A middleware has been added that will re-route -the request to a different handler if the requested path is a directory. +To start the release in the foreground: -Example -------- +``` bash +$ ./_rel/bin/web_server_example console +``` -Point your browser to http://localhost:8080 to see the contents of `priv/`. You -can click on a link to see that file. If HTML is not preferred, the contents of -a directory will be listed as a JSON array (e.g. with `curl -http://localhost:8080`). +Then point your browser at [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080) +to browse the contents of the `priv` directory. |