# browser-sync > Starts local web server that updates browser on file changes. > More information: . - Start a server from a specific directory: `browser-sync start --server {{path/to/directory}} --files {{path/to/directory}}` - Start a server from local directory, watching all css files in some directory: `browser-sync start --server --files '{{path/to/directory/*.css}}'` - Create configuration file: `browser-sync init` - Start browser-sync from config file: `browser-sync start --config {{config_file}}`