watch-http-server
It works similarly to http-server but automatically reloads the webpage when it changes on disk. This is very useful during developement.npm install -g watch-http-server
See: watch-http-server
1. Install NodeJS from https://nodejs.org
2. Install watch-http-server or http-server npm package
npm install -g watch-http-server
or
npm install -g http-server
3. From command line, change to the directory containing your static web files (e.g. html, javascript, css etc) in the command line window, e.g:
cd \temp\website
4. Start the server from the website directory with following command line command.
watch-http-server -o -a localhost
or
http-server
Or run it with more more options
watch-http-server --help
C:\Users\srazzaq>watch-http-server --help
usage: http-server [path] [options]
options:
-p Port to use [8080]
-a Address to use [0.0.0.0]
-d Show directory listings [true]
-i Display autoIndex [true]
-e --ext Default file extension if none supplied [none]
-s --silent Suppress log messages from output
--cors Enable CORS via the 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header
-o Open browser window after staring the server
-c Cache time (max-age) in seconds [3600], e.g. -c10 for 10 seconds.
To disable caching, use -c-1.
-S --ssl Enable https.
-C --cert Path to ssl cert file (default: cert.pem).
-K --key Path to ssl key file (default: key.pem).
-h --help Print this list and exit.
5. The watch-http-server will start and print the local http address where the website can be reached. It is typically http://localhost:8080. Open your browser and go to the address http://localhost:8080 and you should see the index file in your web site directory from Step 3.
