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 You can now access the web vault in your browser at `https://localhost:8080`. You can adjust your API endpoint settings in `src/app/services/services.module.ts` by altering the `apiService.setUrls` call. For example:
 
-```
+```typescript
 await apiService.setUrls({
     base: isDev ? null : window.location.origin,
     api: isDev ? 'http://mylocalapi' : null,