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lastmod: 2015-04-01
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date: 2014-05-26
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menu:
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main:
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parent: extras
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next: /extras/menus
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prev: /extras/crossreferences
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title: LiveReload
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weight: 50
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---
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Hugo may not be the first static site generator to utilize LiveReload
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technology, but it’s the first to do it right.
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The combination of Hugo’s insane build speed and LiveReload make
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crafting your content pure joy. Virtually instantly after you hit save
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your rebuilt content will appear in your browser.
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## Using LiveReload
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Hugo comes with LiveReload built in. There are no additional packages to
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install. A common way to use Hugo while developing a site is to have
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Hugo run a server and watch for changes:
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$ hugo server --watch
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This will run a full functioning web server while simultaneously
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watching your file system for additions, deletions or changes within
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your:
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* static files
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* content
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* data files
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* layouts
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* current theme
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Whenever anything changes Hugo will rebuild the site, continue to serve
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the content and as soon as the build is finished it will tell the
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browser and silently reload the page. Because most hugo builds are so
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fast they are barely noticeable, you merely need to glance at your open
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browser and you will see the change already there.
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This means that keeping the site open on a second monitor (or another
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half of your current monitor) allows you to see exactly what your
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content looks like without even leaving your text editor.
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## Disabling LiveReload
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LiveReload works by injecting JavaScript into the pages it
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creates that creates a web socket client to the hugo web socket server.
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Awesome for development, but not something you would want to do in
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production. Since many people use `hugo server --watch` in production to
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instantly display any updated content, we’ve made it easy to disable the
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LiveReload functionality.
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$ hugo server --watch --disableLiveReload
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