If you want to test your project locally, you can use the following commands:
# Starts the replica, running in the background
dfx start --background
# Deploys your canisters to the replica and generates your candid interface
dfx deploy
Once the job completes, your application will be available at http://localhost:4943?canisterId={asset_canister_id}
.
If you have made changes to your backend canister, you can generate a new candid interface with
npm run generate
at any time. This is recommended before starting the frontend development server, and will be run automatically any time you run dfx deploy
.