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getting-started/booting-a-ship.md+2−2
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87`|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.
87`|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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91### Shutting Down and Restarting
91### Shutting Down and Restarting
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103Landscape 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:
103Landscape 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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1051. 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.
1051. 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`.
1073. Type `+code` into your ship's Dojo. Copy-paste the returned code into the field asking for it.
1073. Type `+code` into your ship's Dojo. Copy-paste the returned code into the field asking for it.
1084. You're in! Now you can explore apps such as Chat for messages, Publish for blogging, and Weather.
1084. You're in! Now you can explore apps such as Chat for messages, Publish for blogging, and Weather.