# Running server within UXP **URL:** \ **Category:** Photoshop\ **Created:** [January 17, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376 "2024-01-17T11:16:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/1 "2024-01-17T11:16:31Z")
What are the plans for being able to run the server within UXP? Is that in any roadmap? ---
**Author:** ![DavideBarranca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/davidebarranca/32/1523_2.png) [@DavideBarranca](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/DavideBarranca)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/2 "2024-01-17T20:57:37Z")
Do you mean UXP as a WebSocket server? ---
**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/3 "2024-01-18T06:27:32Z")
I mean both. I want websocket server and also the possibility to serve files from localhost. ---
**Author:** ![DavideBarranca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/davidebarranca/32/1523_2.png) [@DavideBarranca](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/DavideBarranca)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/4 "2024-01-18T09:01:42Z")
Having a WebView host local HTML/JS files would be very, very nice indeed… ---
**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/5 "2024-01-18T10:39:39Z")
Exactly… now I have to run external process and I can’t even pass parameters to it (so far). I think with server in UXP I could eliminate one more scripting context making it simpler. ---
**Author:** ![JasonM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JasonM](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/JasonM)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/6 "2024-01-18T18:52:10Z")
I have been hoping for this as well. ---
**Author:** ![indranil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/indranil/32/2584_2.png) [@indranil](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/indranil)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/7 "2024-01-24T15:29:09Z")
Webview hosting local HTML _should_ be available with `v8.0`. ---
**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/8 "2024-01-24T15:37:45Z")
That sounds like moving in right direction. One of my clients has a plugin to show instructions for designers and sometimes it comes as a PDF or HTML file with pictures… so it could address at least this need. Will be there some option to inject custom JS from UXP into webview? I used inject JS to open image in PS when you click image in an instruction HTML file. ---
**Author:** ![svumme](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/svumme/32/1289_2.png) [@svumme](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/svumme)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/9 "2024-01-24T22:13:45Z")
what great news, @indranil , when will it be available? Because if I’m not mistaken, we are currently at version 7.3. Also, is it possible to see a roadmap somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![indranil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/indranil/32/2584_2.png) [@indranil](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/indranil)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/10 "2024-01-30T13:42:34Z")
This should be availabe with `UXP v8.0` so you should see this in Photoshop _probably_ around April…though don’t quote me on that 😅 ! ---
**Author:** ![JasonM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JasonM](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/JasonM)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/11 "2024-06-29T19:28:54Z")
Just checking…Any update on this? Is there somewhere we can see the latest beta changelog? The latest I can find is Photoshop Beta 25.5 (February 2024) but we seem to be on 25.11 now. ---
**Author:** ![indranil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/indranil/32/2584_2.png) [@indranil](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/indranil)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/12 "2024-07-03T06:52:02Z")
UXP `v8.0` is not yet integrated in Photoshop and should hopefully be available in the August release. ---
**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/13 "2024-07-03T09:11:26Z")
Before it gets into host apps… could you please update changelog? [https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/uxp-api/changelog3P/](https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/uxp-api/changelog3P/) So I could add new CSS properties and update manifest validation? …or fell free to make PR [vscode-uxp-validator/CONTRIBUTING.md at main · jardicc/vscode-uxp-validator · GitHub](https://github.com/jardicc/vscode-uxp-validator/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) ---
**Author:** ![JasonM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JasonM](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/JasonM)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/14 "2024-07-03T18:26:38Z")
According to this, it is in 25.11 [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idhDaqXtShI&t=614) ---
**Author:** ![indranil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/indranil/32/2584_2.png) [@indranil](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/indranil)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/15 "2024-07-03T19:00:06Z")
Yes, that was _supposed_ to be the release where it integrated UXP v8.0, but it was rolled back due to an internal issue in Photoshop. ---
**Author:** ![JasonM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JasonM](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/JasonM)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/16 "2024-07-03T19:22:29Z")
Is there someplace we can go to stay up to date on this info??? That video was just published to the adobe dev youtube page 22 hours ago. How are we to know we can’t trust that info? ---
**Author:** ![indranil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/indranil/32/2584_2.png) [@indranil](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/indranil)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/17 "2024-07-03T19:29:52Z")
That video is of an event that was done on the 20th of June and things _were_ slated for July release but that didn’t happen. We can’t really go and edit that video now. As for where to stay updated, changelog e.g. the one here for [`7.4`](https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/ps_reference/changelog/#uxp-v74-integration) is the place to refer to. Also, you can always check the integrated version in any Photoshop by looking at the System Info. ---
**Author:** ![indranil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/indranil/32/2584_2.png) [@indranil](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/indranil)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/18 "2024-07-03T19:34:48Z")
We usually avoid doing that because having documentation for something that’s not available is moot IMHO and leads to confusion because developers might expect it to be available in some Photoshop version. As for your case, the UXP team shall raise a PR to update the newly added CSS properties/functions. ---
**Author:** ![blackRGB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@blackRGB](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/blackRGB)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/19 "2024-07-05T18:53:45Z")
Please add CSS transitions. Also it is currently not possible to create a triangle using css ---
**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376/20 "2024-07-07T15:22:49Z")
If that creates confusion then it lacks info. E.g. you (or another Adobe team) could/should edit UXP changelog once it gets into host app and mention it there so we would know. And also link and update this and make sure devs can find it: [https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/uxp-api/versions/](https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/uxp-api/versions/) [Next page](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/running-server-within-uxp/7376.md?page=2)