How to run "sencha app watch" without a webserver

Question

I am already serving my ExtJS 5.1 development application on a local (nginx) web server, and I don't need the development webserver from Sencha Cmd when running sencha app watch.

Is there any flag or other command equivalent but without running this extra web server?

Alternativelly, what would be an equivalent command for building the development app (not making the entire build proccess of a production app) but without the "watch" characteristics? ie. issued automatically by the IDE every time I save a .js file.

Answer 1

For later versions of ExtJS (not sure, I think 6.x or 7.x) you can run the command below to disable the web server:

$ sencha app watch -w=false

or

$ sencha app watch --web-server=false

Answer 2

I am using Sencha Cmd 6.7.0.63

Create a local.properties file in the app directory and add there:

skip.web.start=true

Vales that can be set in the local.properties file are to be looked up in the sencha installation dir:

Sencha\Cmd\6.7.0.63\ant\build\app\build.properties
Sencha\Cmd\6.7.0.63\ant\build\app\*.properties

Answer 3

You can switch off the web server.

Go to the sencha.cfg file located at <App name>\app\.sencha\app and put at the bottom of the file:

skip.web.start=true or skip.web.start=1