# live-server > A simple development http server with live reload capability. * Serve an index.html file and reload on changes: `live-server` * Specify a port from which to serve a file: `live-server --port={{8081}}` * Specify a given file to serve: `live-server --open={{about.html}}` * Proxy all requests for ROUTE to URL: `live-server --proxy={{/}}:{{http:localhost:3000}}`