Command-line tool

live-server

npm/live-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC · Still published on npm

simple development http server with live reload capability front-end development tool server http cli

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g live-server

macOS

npm install -g live-server

Linux

npm install -g live-server

Serve an `index.html` file and reload on changes

live-server

Specify a port (default is 8080) from which to serve a file

live-server --port=8081

Specify a given file to serve

live-server --open=about.html

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