instant-server v2.0.0

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Spawn a http server in the current directory that instantly notifies all connected devices as soon as a HTML, CSS, or JavaScript file is modified.

Installation

$ npm install -g instant-server

Usage

$ instant -p <port> [dir]

Options

• -p | --port: The port to listen to. If omitted, as free random port will be used.
• -q | --quiet: Hide listening message. If no port is provided, the port will be displayed.
• -o | --open: Open the default browser.
• --delay <ms>: Time to wait before reloading a resource (default is 10).

Features

• Supports all major browsers including ancient ones as Android 2 or IE6
• No browser plugin required
• No need to add extra script tags to your HTML pages
• Incremental CSS updates (no page reload)
• Uses the instant middleware under the hood

License

MIT