[[I'm sorry! I can't maintain the repo as I'm so busy now days for exams! I need 2-3 maintainers . If you want to help me to maintain this repo && if you know how to debug, you're welcome - contact with me ritwickdey@outlook.com]]

Live Server

Boom! Big Announcement! Live Server is now supported for dynamic pages like PHP. Check Here for more details.

[If you're facing 'command not found error', please follow the steps #78]

Launch a development local 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.]

Open a project and directly click to Go Live from StatusBar to turn on/off the server.
Right click on a HTML file from Explorer Window & click to Open with Live Server. .
Open a HTML file and Right click on the editor and choose the options.
Hit (alt+L, O) to Open the Server and (alt+L, C) to close the server (You can change the shortcut form keybinding). [On MAC, cmd+L, O and cmd+L, C]
Press F1 or ctrl+shift+P and type Live Server: Open With Live Server to start a server or type Live Server: Close Live Server to stop a server.

Features

A Quick Development Live Server with live browser reload.
Start or close 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
Support for any file even dynamic pages through Live Server Web Extension.

Installation

Open VSCode Editor and Press 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 3.2.1 (17.02.18)
- Re-deployed to vscode marketplace. For some reason few users are facing command 'extension.liveServer.goOnline' not found error.
  - #78
  - #80
  - 78#issuecomment
  - Tweet
  (Still the reason of the error is unknown to me.)
- Docs Updated

Changelog

To check full changelog click here.

LICENSE

This extension is licensed under the MIT License

putolov / vscode-live-server