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Installing Node.js live-server

The NodeJS live-server package runs a temporary server displaying any HTML/CSS/JS resources in the current folder. It automatically reloads the page in your browser when any of these files change.

OS X

  • 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.

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Linux

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donmccurdy commented Mar 17, 2022

Hi all — please note that I'm not involved with live-server and can't provide help or support for using it. This is just a quick reference that assumes node.js is (1) properly installed and (2) on the $PATH. For help with live-server specifically or global installs with npm generally it may be better to ask on Stack Overflow.

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01alex01 commented Jan 6, 2023

I did like npm install -g live-server but this is what is showing below

sudo : The term 'sudo' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a
path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

  • sudo npm install -g live-server
  •   + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (sudo:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

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Abbakarbeety commented May 16, 2023

try to run this code "sudo npm install live-server

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OPESCO8891 commented Mar 17, 2024

How can I install react with npm, I tried using npm install -g create-react-app but it throws back an error

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