Live Server

Launch a local network server with live reload feature for static pages.

Binary

You can use it as a CLI program.

Install

$ cargo install live-server

Usage

$ live-server -h
Launch a local network server with live reload feature for static pages

Usage: live-server [OPTIONS] [ROOT]

Arguments:
  [ROOT]  Set the root path of the static assets [default: .]

Options:
      --index           Show directory listings if there is no index.html
  -H, --host <HOST>     Set the listener host [default: 0.0.0.0]
  -p, --port <PORT>     Set the listener port [default: 0]
  -o, --open [<PAGE>]   Open the page in browser automatically
      --browser <PATH>  Specify a particular browser to open the page with
      --hard            Hard reload the page on update instead of hot reload
  -I, --ignore          Ignore hidden and ignored files
      --poll            Create listener using `PollWatcher`
  -h, --help            Print help (see more with '--help')
  -V, --version         Print version

$ live-server
[2023-12-22T15:16:04Z INFO  live_server::server] Listening on http://10.17.95.220:6634/
[2023-12-22T15:16:04Z INFO  live_server::watcher] Listening on /home/mirus/html-demo

Log Level

You can set different RUST_LOG environment variable to filter the log. The default log level is info.

Package

You can also import it as a library in your project.

Create live server

use live_server::{listen, Options};

listen("127.0.0.1:8080", "./").await?.start(Options::default()).await;

Enable logs (Optional)

env_logger::init();