To run Flutter in a web environment using the terminal, you first need to make sure your project is set up for web development. Follow these steps:
Step 1: Enable Web Support for Flutter
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Open your terminal and type:
flutter channel stable
This ensures that you're using the stable version of Flutter.
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Next, enable web support by running:
flutter config --enable-web
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Verify that web support is enabled by running:
flutter devices
You should see
Chrome
or another web browser listed as an available device. -
Step 2: Run the Flutter Web App
Open your Flutter Project
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To run your Flutter project in the web browser, simply type:
flutter run -d chrome
The
-d chrome
flag tells Flutter to run the project in Chrome. -
If you want to build it for production, you can use:
flutter build web
This will generate the production-ready files in the
build/web
folder.
Step 5: Open the Web App
When running flutter run -d chrome
, it should automatically open the app in your default web browser. If it doesn’t, you can manually open the URL provided in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:5000
).