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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).
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Fires up a simple, CORS-enabled, static web server on a given port. Use for local web development or file sharing (directory browsing enabled).
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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`.
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##As a global command
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##Globally
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```sh
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$ npm install -g local-web-server
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```
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##As a server deployed with your project
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##Deployed with your project
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```sh
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$ npm install local-web-server --save-dev
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```
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Then add an `npm start` script to your `package.json`, the standard npm approach:
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Then add an `start` script to your `package.json` (the standard npm approach):
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```json
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{
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"name": "my-web-app",
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"version": "1.0.0",
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"scripts": {
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"start": "ws"
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}
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```
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This simplifies a set of rather specific looking install instructions like:
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This simplifies a rather specific looking instruction set like:
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```sh
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$ npm install
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$ npm install -g local-web-server
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$ npm install -g local-web-server
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$ ws
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```
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$ ws -f ':method -> :url'
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```
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Or silence:
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Or silence:
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```sh
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$ ws -f none
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```
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}
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```
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All stored defaults are overriden by options supplied at the command line.
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All stored defaults are overriden by options supplied at the command line.
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To view your stored defaults, run:
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To view your stored defaults, run:
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```sh
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$ ws --config
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```
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##Deploy the web server with your project
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It's quite common to see a set of installation instructions like this:
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It's quite common to see a set of installation instructions like this:
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```sh
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$ npm install
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$ npm install -g
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$ npm install
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$ npm install -g
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```
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##Use with Logstalgia
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local-web-server is compatible with [logstalgia](http://code.google.com/p/logstalgia/).
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local-web-server is compatible with [logstalgia](http://code.google.com/p/logstalgia/).
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###Install Logstalgia
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On MacOSX, install with [homebrew](http://brew.sh):
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