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Live Server

Live Server loves 💘 your multi-root workspace

Live Server for server side pages like PHP. Check Here

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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
• 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.

Important Disclaimer

This project is strictly for academic and research purposes. The data collected will not be used for any malicious intent or shared outside the scope of research. By using this server, you agree that it is solely for educational testing and research.

LICENSE

This extension is licensed under the MIT License