# tapio/live-server

A simple development http server with live reload capability.

Repository: https://github.com/tapio/live-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/live-server
Homepage: http://tapiov.net/live-server/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-04-28T23:27:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5010, "days_push": 857, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4563, forks 494 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:53.503753+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight Node.js development HTTP server with automatic live reload for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. It serves static files from a directory and reloads the browser (or injects CSS) when files change, with no browser plugins or code snippets required.

## Use cases
- serve static html files locally for development
- auto reload browser when I save a file
- test ajax requests that don't work with file:// protocol
- live reload css without page refresh
- quick local http server for front-end hacking
- development server with no configuration

## When to choose
- building static sites or plain HTML/CSS/JS and wanting instant reload
- needing a zero-config dev server for AJAX testing
- avoiding browser plugins or manual reload snippets

## When to avoid
- deploying a production site
- needing a full build pipeline with bundling and HMR (use Vite or webpack-dev-server)
- serving dynamic backend applications

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, cli, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: live-reload, static-file-server, front-end-development, hot-reload, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- tapio/live-server (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.503753+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:59.682362+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tapio/live-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.503753+00:00, sha e6126cebc3b2)
  - homepage: http://tapiov.net/live-server/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:35.577727+00:00, sha 4abd06a76750)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/live-server (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:35.587401+00:00, sha b334b636bd11)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.