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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 (disabled by default)
• ›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.

##LICENSE

This extension is licensed under the MIT License