Here's an alternative setup for a Node.js dev server that I used: Verify that Node.js is installed. If you see anything when you run which npm in a terminal, it is. If not, follow the instructions at nodejs.org to install. Install live-server: npm install -g live-server Move your terminal to where your pages live: cd Start the server: live-server . Open localhost:8080 in a browser. If you want to set live-server up as an npm script, you can navigate to your project directory, run npm init, and then setup server under scripts. Make sure to install it as a dev dependency with --save-dev if you go this route (see below). "scripts": { "serve": "live-server" }, "devDependencies": { "live-server": "^1.2.0" }

If anyone is using ATOM, check out the atom-live-server (https://atom.io/packages/atom-live-server) package for a super easy way to locally host your project.

Thanks for this usefull post. a few popular alternatives: 1. I've used http-server: https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server 2. serve: https://www.npmjs.com/package/serve

For VS Code users, try the Live Server (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer) extension. One click to set up a local server.

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Posted October 3, 2018 1:28pm by

Alternative live-server setup

Here's an alternative setup for a Node.js dev server that I used:

Verify that Node.js is installed. If you see anything when you run which npm in a terminal, it is. If not, follow the instructions at nodejs.org to install.

Install live-server: npm install -g live-server

Move your terminal to where your pages live: cd <path-to-content>

Start the server: live-server .

Open localhost:8080 in a browser.

If you want to set live-server up as an npm script, you can navigate to your project directory, run npm init, and then setup server under scripts. Make sure to install it as a dev dependency with --save-dev if you go this route (see below).

"scripts": { "serve": "live-server" }, "devDependencies": { "live-server": "^1.2.0" }