# Beginner trying to Install Cesium

**URL:** <https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485>\
**Category:** CesiumJS\
**Created:** [May 25, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485 "2013-05-25T18:17:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Adam\_Beaton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Adam\_Beaton](https://community.cesium.com/u/Adam_Beaton)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485/1 "2013-05-25T18:17:50Z")

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Everything seems to be working following the instructions provided at [http://cesium.agi.com/2013/04/12/Cesium-up-and-running/](http://cesium.agi.com/2013/04/12/Cesium-up-and-running/), but once I try to actually create the server (“start your webserver by executing node server.js in root directory”), my command prompt almost freezes. I’m trying to install this on windows and am hoping for advice or better instructions or clarifications. They would be greatly appreciated, -Thanks

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Amato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/matt_amato/32/1993_2.png) [@Matt\_Amato](https://community.cesium.com/u/Matt_Amato)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485/2 "2013-05-26T01:06:32Z")

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Hi Adam, what exactly do you mean by “almost freezes”? The command itself just starts the server so it will provide no output and instead just sit there. Once that happens, however, you should be able to browse to [http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld.html](http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld.html).

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**Author:** ![Adam\_Beaton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Adam\_Beaton](https://community.cesium.com/u/Adam_Beaton)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485/3 "2013-05-26T15:43:01Z")

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When I open [http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld.html](http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld.html) in the chrome browser, it says “Cannot get /HelloWorld.html.” There must be some subtlety I’m missing or something.

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Mackey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/ed_mackey/32/2226_2.png) [@Ed\_Mackey](https://community.cesium.com/u/Ed_Mackey)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485/4 "2013-05-26T15:49:36Z")

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Try the root folder, [http://localhost:8080/](http://localhost:8080/)

There should be a link to Hello World and others from there.

–Ed.

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**Author:** ![Adam\_Beaton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Adam\_Beaton](https://community.cesium.com/u/Adam_Beaton)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/beginner-trying-to-install-cesium/485/5 "2013-05-26T18:32:07Z")

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Thank you both for helping me figure this out. I just was saving things in the wrong directories. -Adam