# live-server > A simple development HTTP server with live reload capability. > More information: . - Serve an `index.html` file and reload on changes: `live-server` - Specify a port (default is 8080) 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}}`