webpack/webpack-cli

# webpack-cli serve

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> **Note**
>
> This package is used by webpack-cli under-the-hood and is not intended for installation

## Description

This package contains the logic to run [webpack-dev-server](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server) to serve your webpack app and provide live reloading.

## Installation

```bash
npm i -D webpack-cli @webpack-cli/serve
```

## Usage

### CLI (via `webpack-cli`)

```bash
npx webpack-cli serve
```

### Options

Checkout [`SERVE-OPTIONS-v4.md`](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/blob/master/SERVE-OPTIONS-v4.md) or [`SERVE-OPTIONS-v5.md`](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/blob/master/SERVE-OPTIONS-v5.md) to see list of all available options for `serve` command for respective [`webpack-dev-server`](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server) version.

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