[tor-bugs] #7844 [Atlas]: No instructions for how to run a local Atlas web server

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#7844: No instructions for how to run a local Atlas web server
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 Reporter:  evjan        |          Owner:  hellais     
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  trivial      |      Milestone:              
Component:  Atlas        |        Version:              
 Keywords:               |         Parent:              
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:              
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Comment(by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:5 phw]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 karsten]:
 >
 > > I wonder, should we even mention Tornado in the installation
 instructions?  For development purposes it's sufficient to use a URL like
 `file:///Users/karsten/src/atlas/index.html`, and the deployed Atlas uses
 Apache, not Tornado.  I'd say it's fine to remove Tornado and suggest the
 `file:///` URL or a web server of choice with the Atlas directory as
 document root.
 >
 > I think that's an even better solution. It would also "fix" #9085. The
 `file:///` path only seems to work with Firefox, though. Chrome says that
 "Cross origin requests are only supported for HTTP". Either way, it's
 probably unnecessary to ship a web server together with the code.

 Ah, didn't know this is Firefox only.  But yes, we can probably expect
 that people will figure out how to set up a web server and serve some
 static files.

 > > phw, if you're trying to remove "TorStatus" instances from the code,
 also run: `git grep "Tor Status"`
 >
 > Yes, I can take care of that. I guess it would also make sense to change
 the logo from "TorStatus" to "Atlas". At least I found the dual naming to
 be confusing in the beginning.

 Yes, please do.  (That's probably a new ticket, but I figured I'd mention
 it here, because you renamed TorStatus to Atlas in that commit.)

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