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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.]

1. Open a project and directly click to Go Live from StatusBar to turn on/off the server.

2. Right click on a HTML file from Explorer Window & click to Open with Live Server. .

3. Open a HTML file and Right click on the editor and choose the options.

4. 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]

5. 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