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s4d
Minimal web development server with live reload.
Installation
npm install s4d --save-dev # project local installation (preferred)
npm install s4d --global # global installation
Usage
s4d [options] <webroot>
--help, -h Show this help.
--host <host> Set hostname. Default is "localhost".
Set "0.0.0.0" to expose over network.
--port <port> Set port. Default is 8080.
--spa Single-page application mode.
Serves /index.html for URLs that cannot be resolved to a file.
Examples:
s4d public
s4d --port 3000 public
s4d --port 3000 --spa public
s4d --port 3000 --host 0.0.0.0 --spa public # Expose over network
When installed locally in a project, run with npx s4d [args...]
,
unless running from an npm script.
Live Reload Behavior
When a file under webroot is modified, attempts to reload stylesheets and images in-place if they match the modified file. In all other cases, a hard page reload is triggered.