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vite-plugin-restart weekly downloads statistics

By antfu (14 listings) · npm · Vite plugins

Custom files/globs to restart Vite server

View on npm Stale · Oct 17, 2026

vite-plugin-restart has 21,946 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 38.6% over the past 30 days, ranking #725 of 2,256 tracked listings.

Weekly downloads
21,946
Official API · Oct 17, 2026
7-day growth
-42.5%
-16.2K weekly downloads
30-day growth
-38.6%
-13.8K weekly downloads
90-day growth
-45.9%
-18.6K weekly downloads
Rank
#725
Among tracked npm listings

About vite-plugin-restart

vite-plugin-restart

Custom files/globs to restart Vite server

Usage

Install

Add it to vite.config.js

Changes to my.config.js or my.config.ts will now restart the server automatically.

Options

Content-Based Change Detection

By default, the plugin now uses content-based change detection (contentCheck: true). This prevents infinite restart loops when watching auto-generated files that may be rewritten with the same content.

For example, when watching .eslintrc-auto-import.json:

The plugin calculates a SHA-256 hash of the file content and only triggers a restart if the hash changes. This solves the problem of: • Auto-generated files being rewritten during the build process • File modification timestamps changing without actual content changes • Infinite restart loops caused by files being regenerated on every server restart

You can disable this feature if needed:

Motivation

Byebye nodemon -w my.config.js -x 'vite'

License

MIT License © 2021 Anthony Fu

Description from the npm listing.

  • vite-plugin

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Charts

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Adoption over time

vite-plugin-restart weekly downloads on npm, last 90 days: 21,946 weekly downloads as of Oct 17, 2026, -45.9% over 90 days.vite-plugin-restartWeekly downloads on npm · Last 90 days21,946downloads / week-45.9% over 90 days20K25K30K35K40K45K50K55KJul 19Aug 3Aug 18Sep 2Sep 17Oct 2Oct 17downloads / weekobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsJul 22, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 · 88 observations · Updated Oc…pluginstats.com
vite-plugin-restart weekly downloads on npm, last 90 days: 21,946 weekly downloads as of Oct 17, 2026, -45.9% over 90 days.

7/30/90-day growth

vite-plugin-restart weekly downloads growth on npm: -42.5% over 7 days, -38.6% over 30 days, -45.9% over 90 days.vite-plugin-restartWeekly downloads growth on npm21,946downloads / week now7-day growth-16,233 weekly downloads-42.5%30-day growth-13,807 weekly downloads-38.6%90-day growth-18,621 weekly downloads-45.9%Growth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 17, 2026pluginstats.com
vite-plugin-restart weekly downloads growth on npm: -42.5% over 7 days, -38.6% over 30 days, -45.9% over 90 days.

Ranking history

vite-plugin-restart npm ranking history: currently #725 (by weekly downloads).vite-plugin-restartnpm ranking · by weekly downloads · Last 90 days#725current rank#723#724#725#726#727Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 18, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 2 observations · Updated Oct 17, 2026pluginstats.com
vite-plugin-restart npm ranking history: currently #725 (by weekly downloads).

Listing placement

All npm2,256 listings · 113 pages · 1,129 shown · page 37, #5 (overall #725)
All npm: every listing in weekly downloads order

Listing placement

Vite plugins250 listings · 13 pages · page 6, #20 (overall #120)
Vite plugins: every listing in weekly downloads order

Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Each band is one page of 20. Weekly downloads on a linear scale. Placement is projected from weekly downloads, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

Recent observations

Full history (121)
Recent weekly downloads observations for vite-plugin-restart
Date (UTC)Weekly downloadsChange vs. previous
21,946-2.7K
24,687+1.4K
23,307-8.6K
31,918-8.8K
40,7170
40,717+1.5K
39,255+1.1K
38,179-304
38,483+1.1K
37,404+1.5K
35,946+459
35,487-9.3K
44,778-1.4K
46,192—

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Data source

Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.

Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/vite-plugin-restart. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.