SOLVED live view for file edit

[charles]

is there a live view for file edits or does it require dashboard restart?

[pichalite]

@charles you have to do a reload. if you don't want to do it manually... try using grunt

NodeBB will be reloaded automatically every time you modify a file.

https://docs.nodebb.org/en/latest/running/index.html#grunt-development

[charles]

@pichalite much to learn thanks!

Installing Grunt
$ npm install -g grunt-cli
$ npm i grunt grunt-contrib-watch

Run grunt to start up NodeBB and watch for code changes.
$ grunt

[charles]

I added npm i grunt grunt-contrib-watch to the above post since it was needed to solve the fatal error https://community.nodebb.org/topic/8311/fatal-error-unable-to-find-local-grunt/ that was showing in case anyone else comes here from a search. The above is all you need for automated nodebb refresh after file edits.

[frissdiegurke]

$ npm i grunt grunt-contrib-watch

I recommend using npm install (no further parameters) instead. Since those packages are listed within devDependencies they will be installed as long you don't add --production.