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I am trying to set up my dev environment for SharePoint online based on Microsoft guide line. The video is SharePoint client-side web part (Hello World part 1), and I am having an issue when I am trying to run the gulp server. I am not receiving any error messages. It's just the page not loading and giving This site can't be reached a message. I also notice the URL is different from the one in the video. The other thing I noticed is missing is the below line: Starting subtask 'configure-sp-build-rig' Finished subtask 'configure-sp-build-rig'

  • node.js 14.16.0

  • gulp CLI 2.3.0 and Local 4.0.2

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There have been several changes made to the SharePoint Framework in the last couple versions. Having to set the URL used by the gulp serve task is one of them. Here are links to updated tutorials on building client-side web parts.

First, run the SharePoint Framework Yeoman generator to determine which version of the SharePoint Framework you have installed.

SharePoint Framework Yeoman Generator

If it's version 1.14.0, then follow this tutorial. Follow the instructions in the article, not in the embedded video. The video was recorded using an older version of the SharePoint Framework (v1.10.0).

Build your first SharePoint client-side web part (Hello World part 1)

If it's version 1.13.0 or 1.13.1, the follow the instructions in this exercise in the in the Develop web parts with the SharePoint Framework Microsoft Learn module.

Exercise - Create a SharePoint Framework client-side web part

To answer your specific question, you need to update the initialPage property of the serve.json file to include the URL of a site in your SharePoint tenant.

serve.json

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  • Thanks Rob, my SharePoint Framework version is 1.13.1. I was reading the doc and I just didn't understand this part where it says: "Open a browser and navigate to the developer site you created in the first exercise". Commented Mar 28, 2022 at 3:53
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    @Harris I understand why that is confusing. "... the first exercise" is actually a typo. It is referring to a step in a previous module in the Extend Microsoft SharePoint course on Microsoft Learn. It should read ""Open a browser and navigate to any SharePoint site in your tenant". I'll ensure that typo gets fixed when the training module is next updated. Commented Mar 28, 2022 at 6:14
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    The instructions to create the developer site referred to in the current instructions are in the Create a development site collection of this exercise. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/… Commented Mar 28, 2022 at 6:18
  • Thanks Rob, the way I made it worked was by using Gulp Serve --Nobrowser , and I added my SP online test environment. I did try many many times to get the local host working and I wasnt successful. Commented Mar 31, 2022 at 6:01

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