# Connect to Tabby Server

**Note** If you are using default port `http://localhost:8080`, you can simply skip this step.

Open the command palette and execute the command `Tabby: Specify API Endpoint of Tabby`, you will see a prompt asking you to enter the API endpoint of your Tabby server.

![setApiEndpoint](./setApiEndpoint.png)

Once the connection is established, you will see the Tabby status bar item showing checkmark.

![statusbarReady](./statusbarReady.png)