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 --help
live-server 0.6.0
Launch a local network server with live reload feature for static pages

USAGE:
    live-server [OPTIONS] [PATH]

ARGS:
    <PATH>    Set the path of the static assets [default: .]

OPTIONS:
    -h, --host <HOST>    Set the listener host [default: LAN IP address]
        --help           Print help information
    -p, --port <PORT>    Set the listener port [default: 8000]
    -V, --version        Print version information

Log Level

You can set different RUST_LOG environment variable to filter the log. The default log level is warn. So if you want to get more detailed information, it is recommended to use:

$ RUST_LOG=debug,tide=warn live-server
[2023-02-17T09:18:56Z INFO  live_server::server] Listening on http://192.168.0.166:8000/
[2023-02-17T09:18:56Z INFO  live_server::watcher] Listening on /tmp/live_server_test/
[2023-02-17T09:19:06Z DEBUG live_server::watcher] [UPDATE] index.html

Package

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

Create live server

use live_server::listen;
listen("127.0.0.1", 8080, "./").await.unwrap();

Enable logs (Optional)

env_logger::init();