serve
Builds the application and starts a web server.
Overview
ng serve builds the application and starts a web server.
Options
--aot (default true)
Build using Ahead of Time compilation.
--base-href
Base URL for the application being built.
--browser-target
Target to serve.
--common-chunk
Use a separate bundle containing code used across multiple bundles.
--configuration (alias -c)
Specify the configuration to use.
--deploy-url
URL where files will be deployed.
--disable-host-check
Don't verify connected clients are part of allowed hosts.
--eval-source-map
Output in-file eval source maps.
--hmr
Enable hot module replacement.
--hmr-warning
Show a warning when the --hmr option is enabled.
--host
Host to listen on.
--live-reload
Whether to reload the page on change, using live-reload.
--open (alias -o)
Opens the URL in default browser.
--optimization
Enables optimization of the build output.
--poll
Enable and define the file watching poll time period in milliseconds.
--port
Port to listen on.
--prod
Flag to set configuration to "prod".
--progress
Log progress to the console while building.
--proxy-config
Proxy configuration file.
--public-host
Specify the URL that the browser client will use.
--serve-path
The path name where the app will be served.
--serve-path-default-warning
Show a warning when deploy-url/base-href use unsupported serve path values.
--source-map
Output source maps.
--ssl
Serve using HTTPS.
--ssl-cert
SSL certificate to use for serving HTTPS.
--ssl-key
SSL key to use for serving HTTPS.
--vendor-chunk
Use a separate bundle containing only vendor libraries.
--vendor-source-map
Resolve vendor packages source maps.
--watch
Rebuild on change.
Example
Let’s make sure the app works in the browser.
Passing the -o flag will automatically pull up a browser window with localhost:4200 serving your app.
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