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clarifies pier note
commit226ec9001464bcd82e4075bd33d789e7f22f018c authorRobert <robert@tlon.io> dateFri 2 Aug 2019, 13:55 (7 years ago) parent6d5ff4b
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getting-started/booting-a-ship.md+2−2
getting-started/booting-a-ship.md+2−2
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ which indicates that the command was processed.
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8787`|mount %` will cause a `home/` directory to appear inside your _pier_ folder in Unix (the "pier" is our shorthand for the directory whose name corresponds to your Azimuth point). Once you've changed a file, `|commit %home` to synchronize changes to your pier.
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89−**Note: Do not, under any circumstances, delete your pier. If your pier is deleted, your ship cannot be recovered until the Arvo network is reset ("breached") -- a rare occasion.**
89+**Note:** Do not delete your pier. Doing so will make your ship unusable, because deleted piers normally cannot be recovered. The exception is during a network breach (a reset) -- in such a rare event, you must delete your pier to update your ship to the new era, and ships with previously deleted piers can be recovered.
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9191### Shutting Down and Restarting
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@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ urbit some-planet
103103Landscape is the Urbit web interface, and it's the best way to interact with your ship. Chrome and Brave are the recommended browsers for using Landscape. To get onto Landscape:
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1051051. Start your ship. In the boot messages, look for a line that says something like `http: live (insecure, public) on 80`. The number given is the port that your ship is using.
106−2. If the port given is 80, simply type `localhost` into your browser's address bar. If the given port is a different number, such as `8080`, you would type `localhost:8080`.
106+2. If the port given is 80, simply type `localhost` into your browser's address bar. If the given port is a different number, such as `8080`, you would type `localhost:8080`.
1071073. Type `+code` into your ship's Dojo. Copy-paste the returned code into the field asking for it.
1081084. You're in! Now you can explore apps such as Chat for messages, Publish for blogging, and Weather.