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**Requires node v4.0.0 or higher**.
## Synopsis
Some typical use cases..
Some typical use cases. For these examples, assume we're in our site directory, which looks like:
### Static site
Fire up your site on the default port:
```sh
$ tree
.
├── css
│ └── style.css
└── index.html
├── index.html
└── package.json
```
### Static site
Fire up your static site on the default port:
```sh
$ ws
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
### Single Page Application
Mark `index.html` as an SPA with client-side routing.
You're building a web app with client-side routing, so mark `index.html` as the SPA.
```sh
$ ws --spa index.html
```
With this option, routes with existing files (e.g. `/css/style.css`) will be served normally as static assets. Routes without an existing file (e.g. `/user/1`, `/login` etc.) are passed directly to your SPA. Without this option they would 404.
### Access Control
Blacklist certain paths, for example config files:
Access to all files is allowed, beside those you forbid (e.g. config files):
```sh
$ ws --forbid .json .yml
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
Reduce bandwidth with gzip compression:
```sh
$ ws --compress
```
### URL rewriting
When urls don't map to your directory structure, rewrite:
@ -10,52 +10,77 @@ A simple web-server for productive front-end development.
**Requires node v4.0.0 or higher**.
## Synopsis
Some typical use cases..
Some typical use cases. For these examples, assume we're in our site directory, which looks like:
### Static site
Fire up your site on the default port:
```sh
$ tree
.
├── css
│ └── style.css
└── index.html
├── index.html
└── package.json
```
### Static site
Fire up your static site on the default port:
```sh
$ ws
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
### Single Page Application
Mark `index.html` as an SPA with client-side routing.
You're building a web app with client-side routing, so mark `index.html` as the SPA.
```sh
$ ws --spa index.html
```
With this option, routes with existing files (e.g. `/css/style.css`) will be served normally as static assets. Routes without an existing file (e.g. `/user/1`, `/login` etc.) are passed directly to your SPA. Without this option they would 404.
### Access Control
Blacklist certain paths, for example config files:
Access to all files is allowed, beside those you forbid (e.g. config files):
```sh
$ ws --forbid .json .yml
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
Reduce bandwidth with gzip compression:
```sh
$ ws --compress
```
### URL rewriting
When urls don't map to your directory structure, rewrite: