google chrome debugger in visual studio "site cannot be reached localhost refused to connect"
<p>I am currently trying to open a html file written in visual studio in google chrome browser and run Google Chromes debugging extension in visual studio</p>
<p>the following is the .json file and i am using the first configuration</p>
<pre><code> {
&quot;version&quot;: &quot;0.2.0&quot;,
&quot;configurations&quot;: [
    {
        &quot;name&quot;: &quot;Launch Chrome against localhost, with sourcemaps&quot;,
        &quot;type&quot;: &quot;chrome&quot;,
        &quot;request&quot;: &quot;launch&quot;,
        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;http://localhost:8080&quot;,
        &quot;sourceMaps&quot;: true,
        &quot;webRoot&quot;: &quot;${workspaceRoot}&quot;
    },
    {
        &quot;name&quot;: &quot;Attach to Chrome, with sourcemaps&quot;,
        &quot;type&quot;: &quot;chrome&quot;,
        &quot;request&quot;: &quot;attach&quot;,
        &quot;port&quot;: 9222,
        &quot;sourceMaps&quot;: true,
        &quot;webRoot&quot;: &quot;${workspaceRoot}&quot;
    }
]
</code></pre>
<p>but when it open in google chrome i recieve the error</p>
<blockquote>
<p>This site can’t be reached</p>
<p>localhost refused to connect.</p>
</blockquote>