Why does angularJS need to run a server?

Question

I'm new to AngluarJs, and when I was trying it out (using Webstorm) I noticed that the url it takes me to is localhost:62345.

Why does a JavaScript library require a server? What is the purpose of the webserver?

Answer 1

This is not angular but ide specific. Angular runs on frontend and hence there is no need to run a server to debug angular on front end as long as it doesn't involve server communication. Also you can try running from file explorer and have no issue.