Merge pull request #1931 from kohrVid/add-server-instructions-to-readme

Add server instructions to README

README.md

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ sbt new lift/blank-app.g8
 
 Follow the prompts to create your Lift application.
 
+#### Running the Server
+
+In order to run the server, navigate to the application folder and run the `sbt` command. In the SBT prompt, run:
+
+    ~jetty:start
+
+By default, the server should run on http://localhost:8080.
+
 ### With sbt (Existing project)
 
 If you're using Lift in an existing sbt project you'll need to:
@@ -75,6 +83,14 @@ libraryDependencies ++= {
 [wpsbt]: https://github.com/lift/basic-app.g8/blob/master/src/main/g8/project/web-plugin.sbt
 [wpproj]: https://github.com/earldouglas/xsbt-web-plugin/
 
+#### Running the Server
+
+In order to run the server, navigate to the application folder and run the `sbt` command. In the SBT prompt, run:
+
+    ~jetty:start
+
+By default, the server should run on http://localhost:8080.
+
 ### With Maven
 
 Add Lift to your `pom.xml` like so: