johnpapa/lite-server
Lightweight node server observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 93
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3972
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 47
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2306 stars · 261 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
lite-server is a lightweight development-only Node.js server that wraps BrowserSync to serve web apps with live reload and CSS injection. It adds an HTML5 history API fallback so single-page application deep links resolve to index.html instead of 404ing.
Use cases
- serve a static web app during development with auto refresh
- run a dev server for an Angular or other SPA with route fallback
- live reload the browser when HTML or JavaScript files change
- inject CSS changes without a full page refresh
- quickly preview a local folder in the browser with npx lite-server
When to choose
- you are developing a SPA that needs HTML5 history API fallback to index.html
- you want a zero-config lightweight dev server with live reload
- you are serving static content and want browser auto-refresh on file changes
When to avoid
- you need a production web server or reverse proxy
- you need server-side rendering, APIs, or backend logic
- you already use a bundler dev server like Vite or webpack-dev-server
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
http-server developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools cli cross-platform devserver browsersync spa live-reload static-files hot-reload command-line nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/johnpapa/lite-server · fetched 2026-08-28 · dfd4f9a099bb
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/lite-server · fetched 2026-08-29 · c91282b96325
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| johnpapa/lite-server | main | 74 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="johnpapa/lite-server")
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