Reputation: 578
We are using VS Live Share inside Visual Studio Code and the person who joined cannot open a shared HTML file with the Live Server extension. It says: "Cannot GET .../index.html". Does Live Server only work with "local files"? There is also no option to open the shared HTML file in the file system and to open it that way.
Upvotes: 12
Views: 20140
Reputation: 50496
From the changelog of the Live Server extension:
Version Date Changelog 5.2.0 16.11.2018 ā [Features] Live Server + Live Share = š. Share your live server over the internet with live reload feature! You'll be prompted to share live server using live server when you click to Go Live
. (Thank you so much Alex Panov for opening PR #232 )
ā [Docs fixing / update] #170, #185, #201, #233 (Thanks Shaurya Shubham, Benjamin Vincent, Jan Dittrich, Karsten 7.)
See also https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server/blob/master/src/LiveShareHelper.ts.
Upvotes: 2
Reputation: 51
1-press the live share extension icon in the sidebar.
2-inside session details hover over shared servers sub-category.
3-an electrical plug with a green plus sign will show, press on it and an input field will pop up.
4-inside the input field write your localhost port like this e.g: localhost:5500 and press enter.
you can find the number of your port from the bottom right of vs code if you have a live server running. it will look like this: Port:5500.
once you do this a notification will automatically show in your partner's vs code to open the shared live server.
Upvotes: 5