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Alexandru Irimiea
Alexandru Irimiea

Reputation: 2634

Is it necessary to restart node.js's http-server when updating html files

I can't find anywhere an answer for this: do I need to restart the simple http-server if I edit client files like .html, .css or .js (e.g.: index.html) from the directory the server is based on?

I want to use http-server for development phase, when I edit various files multiple times.

Note: this question is not related to How can I edit on my server files without restarting nodejs when i want to see the changes?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1522

Answers (2)

zjonsson
zjonsson

Reputation: 2206

The http-server uses ecstatic to serve static content. This library returns a Cache-Control header where default timeout is 3600 seconds (1 hour). You can change the timeout by specifying cache (in seconds) in the options you pass to http-server - which in turn will be passed on to ecstatic

Upvotes: 0

Jeff Kilbride
Jeff Kilbride

Reputation: 2814

No. The simple http-server should recognize any changes you make to static files like html, css, and js. The simplest thing to do is give it a try.

Upvotes: 1

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