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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). Changes to these files are automatically synced into your ship.
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). Changes to these files are automatically synced into your ship.
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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.**
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89### Shutting Down and Restarting
91### Shutting Down and Restarting
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91You can toggle between the Dojo and Talk (chat) prompts with `ctrl-x`. You can turn your ship off with `ctrl-d` from the Talk or Dojo prompts.
93You can toggle between the Dojo and Talk (chat) prompts with `ctrl-x`. You can turn your ship off with `ctrl-d` from the Talk or Dojo prompts.
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96urbit some-planet
98urbit some-planet
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101+### Using Landscape
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103+Landscape 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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105+1. 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`.
107+3. Type `+code` into your ship's Dojo. Copy-paste the returned code into the field asking for it.
108+4. You're in! Now you can explore apps such as Chat for messages, Publish for blogging, and Weather.