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Live Server

Live Server loves 💘 your multi-root workspace

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*For 'command not found error' [#78]*

Launch a local development server with live reload feature for static & dynamic pages.

Shortcuts to Start/Stop Server

_[NOTE: In case if you don't have any .html or .htm file in your workspace then you have to follow method no 4 & 5 to start server.]_

1. Open a project and click to Go Live from the status bar to turn the server on/off.

2. Right click on a HTML file from Explorer Window and click on Open with Live Server. .

3. Open a HTML file and right-click on the editor and click on Open with Live Server.

4. Hit (alt+L, alt+O) to Open the Server and (alt+L, alt+C) to Stop the server (You can change the shortcut form keybinding). *[On MAC, cmd+L, cmd+O and cmd+L, cmd+C]*

5. Open the Command Pallete by pressing F1 or ctrl+shift+P and type Live Server: Open With Live Server to start a server or type Live Server: Stop Live Server to stop a server.

Features

• A Quick Development Live Server with live browser reload. • Start or Stop server by a single click from status bar. • Open a HTML file to browser from Explorer menu.[Quick Gif Demo]. • Support for excluding files for change detection. • Hot Key control. • Customizable Port Number, Server Root, default browser. • Support for any browser _(Eg: Firefox Nightly)_ using advance Command Line. • Support for Chrome Debugging Attachment (_More Info_). [Quick Gif Demo]. • Remote Connect through WLAN (E.g.: Connect with mobile) _[Need Help? See FAQ Section]_ • Use preferable host name *(localhost or 127.0.0.1)*. • Customizable Supporting Tag for Live Reload feature. (Default is Body or head) • SVG Support • https Support. • Support for proxy. • CORS Enabled (disabled by default) • Multi-root workspace supported. • Support for any file even dynamic pages through *Live Server Web Extension*.

Installation

Open VSCode and type ctrl+P, type ext install ritwickdey.liveserver.

Settings

All settings are now listed here Settings Docs.

FAQs

*All FAQs are now listed here FAQ Docs*

What's new ?

• ### Version 5.6.1 (17.04.19) • Fixed Extension host terminated unexpectedly *[#431]* • ### Version 5.6.0 (17.04.19) • *[NEW]* Intregation of Browser Preview with Live Server *[#352 - Thanks to Kenneth Auchenberg]* • *[NEW]* Fallback to random port If given port is busy. *[#330 - Thanks to Ali Almohaya ]* • *[FIXES]* Moved to vscode-chokidar lib for *#285*. • Doc Fixes *[#388 - Thanks to Ted Silbernagel]* • ### Version 5.5.1 (12.02.19) • *[Fixes]* Fixed Extension host terminated unexpectedly for MacOS. [#285] • ### Version 5.5.0 (12.02.19) • *[Fixes]* Fixed ignoreFiles settings [#255] • Attempt to fix high cpu load [#278]

Changelog

To check full changelog click here.

Special Thanks To Maintainers

A special thanks to Max Schmitt, Joydip Roy & Ayo Adesugba for contributing their valueable time on this project.

LICENSE

This extension is licensed under the MIT License

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