How to use jupyverse as the backend server when developing the JupyterLab frontend?

[matthewwiese]

Hi!

I posted this thread on the Jupyter Discourse Forum, but figured it would be more visible here - and since it's a "bug" in the documentation, I figured an issue is appropriate.

If I am working on the frontend of JupyterLab, how could I substitute jupyverse for jupyter-server as the backend? I am developing against the new kernel REST API, which is only present in jupyverse.

If this is more appropriate as an issue on the JupyterLab repo please close this and I'll open this question there.

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[davidbrochart]

I replied on discourse.