live-server

A simple live server CLI in Go that serves files from a specified directory and automatically reloads the browser when files are modified.

Features

• Serves static files (HTML, CSS, JS) from a specified directory.
• Automatically reloads the browser when any file in the directory is changed.
• Uses WebSocket to update files in real-time and display them in your terminal.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go installed on your machine. You can download it from golang.org.
• Ensure that $GOPATH/bin is included in your system's PATH.

Installation

If you have Go installed, you can use:

go install github.com/AaravShirvoikar/live-server@latest

Usage

1. Run the server with the following command:

   live-server -dir <path-to-directory> -port <port-number>

   • Replace <path-to-directory> with the directory you want to serve files from (default is the current directory).
   • Replace <port-number> with the port you want the server to run on (default is 8080).

   Example:

   live-server -dir . -port 8080

2. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:<port-number> to access the server.

Notes

• Ensure that your index.html file is present in the specified directory, as it will be served by default when accessing the root url (/).