# ritwickdey/vscode-live-server

Launch a development local Server with live reload feature for static & dynamic pages.

Repository: https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-live-server
Homepage: https://ritwickdey.github.io/vscode-live-server
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode-extension, typescript, live-server, vscode, livereload, live-reload
Last push: 2026-06-10T12:33:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3354, "days_push": 84, "days_rel": 187, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6859, forks 1793 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:50.949825+00:00)

## What it is
A VS Code extension that launches a local development server with live reload for static and dynamic pages. It provides one-click start/stop from the status bar, editor and explorer context menus, and customizable server settings.

## Use cases
- preview html changes in browser without manual refresh
- run a local dev server for static websites from vscode
- live reload css and javascript while developing
- test a website on a mobile phone over wlan
- serve multi-root workspace projects with auto reload

## When to choose
- you develop static sites or simple dynamic pages in VS Code and want instant browser reload
- you want a zero-config local server started with one click
- you need to preview pages on other devices via LAN

## When to avoid
- you need a full build pipeline with bundling and HMR like Vite or webpack-dev-server
- you are not using VS Code or a VS Code-compatible editor
- you need production-grade server features like authentication or load balancing

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, developer-tools, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, live-reload, local-development-server, hot-reload, static-pages

## Member repositories
- ritwickdey/vscode-live-server (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:50.949825+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 2026-08-29T17:41:43.787857+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:50.949825+00:00, sha 8b5b6464ab4f)
  - homepage: https://ritwickdey.github.io/vscode-live-server (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:57.412035+00:00, sha 0e4add54b0ea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.