==Start BaseX server and client==
First of all, please launch a '''HTTP Server''' instance of BaseX: double click on the '''BaseX HTTP''' icon, or run the <code>basexhttp</code> script. [[Startup#BaseX HTTP Server|Follow this link]] for some more information (or check out the additional [[Startup Options#BaseX HTTP Server|command-line options]]).
Some browsers, such as Opera, can be used to directly display the results of REST requests. Some more alternatives how to use REST are listed in the [[#Usage Examples|Usage Examples]] Paragraph.