Simple Netlify

A simple development server CLI for Netlify sites. Because netlify dev does too much and is very involved if all you want is to serve some html files.

• Handles basic redirect rules from a _redirects file
• Serves the publish directory from a netlify.toml file
• Runs the command from a netlify.toml file
• Handles & serves js functions directory from a netlify.toml file

This package is very basic. If you need the full power of Netlify, use netlify dev from their official CLI.

How to use

Install as a dev dependency in your project

yarn add --dev simple-netlify

Run it

simple-netlify

It will use the properties set in a netlify.toml file if you have one, either from the [dev] section or falling back to the [build] section.

You can also override it with your own directory or commands:

simple-netlify --publish dist
# or
simple-netlify -p dist
 
simple-netlify --command "yarn dev"
# or
simple-netlify -c "yarn dev"
 
simple-netlify --functions functions
# or
simple-netlify -f functions

Issues

If you find any bugs or missing features, feel free to open an issue.

Contributing

I welcome pull requests to fix bugs, add features and more. Feel free to fork the repository and work on it, but don't forget to open an issue to discuss the changes you intend to make before submitting your PR.

See the contributing guide for more information.

License

MIT licensed.