命令 vite start 是否比 node./index.js 有一些优势

Question

I'm launching a new SvelteKit app for production and came across the vite start command.

I'm always starting the app with node file.js .

Does the vite command have extra advantages over basic node?

I'm not getting any wiser by the documentation or source code.

Answer 1

Vite provides a development server which is optimized for quick development and iteration.

The main advantages probably are:

• Fast startup because it does not bundle the code first
• Parts of the running application can be updated via Hot Module Replacement (eg a Svelte component)
• Related to that: Automatic update of the page when a module is replaced