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local-web-server local-web-server
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Fires up a simple, static web server on a given port. Use for local web development or file sharing (directory browsing enabled).
Fires up a simple, CORS-enabled, static web server on a given port. Use for local web development or file sharing (directory browsing enabled).
![local-web-server](http://75lb.github.io/local-web-server/ws.gif) ![local-web-server](http://75lb.github.io/local-web-server/ws.gif)
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Ensure [node.js](http://nodejs.org) is installed first. Linux/Mac users may need to run the following commands with `sudo`. Ensure [node.js](http://nodejs.org) is installed first. Linux/Mac users may need to run the following commands with `sudo`.
##As a global command
##Globally
```sh ```sh
$ npm install -g local-web-server $ npm install -g local-web-server
``` ```
##As a server deployed with your project
##Deployed with your project
```sh ```sh
$ npm install local-web-server --save-dev $ npm install local-web-server --save-dev
``` ```
Then add an `npm start` script to your `package.json`, the standard npm approach:
Then add an `start` script to your `package.json` (the standard npm approach):
```json ```json
{
"name": "my-web-app",
"version": "1.0.0",
"scripts": { "scripts": {
"start": "ws" "start": "ws"
} }
``` ```
This simplifies a set of rather specific looking install instructions like:
This simplifies a rather specific looking instruction set like:
```sh ```sh
$ npm install $ npm install

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