Is it necessary to restart node.js's http-server when updating html files

Question

I can't find anywhere an answer for this: do I need to restart the simple http-server if I edit client files like .html , .css or .js (eg: index.html ) from the directory the server is based on?

I want to use http-server for development phase, when I edit various files multiple times.

Note: this question is not related to How can I edit on my server files without restarting nodejs when i want to see the changes?

Answer 1

No. The simple http-server should recognize any changes you make to static files like html , css , and js . The simplest thing to do is give it a try.

Answer 2

The http-server uses ecstatic to serve static content. This library returns a Cache-Control header where default timeout is 3600 seconds (1 hour). You can change the timeout by specifying cache (in seconds) in the options you pass to http-server - which in turn will be passed on to ecstatic