ionic serve

Start a local dev server for app dev/testing

ionic serve [options]

Easily spin up a development server which launches in your browser. It watches for changes in your source files and automatically reloads with the updated build.

By default, ionic serve boots up a development server on localhost. To serve to your LAN, specify the --external option, which will use all network interfaces and print the external address(es) on which your app is being served.

Try the --lab option to see multiple platforms at once.

ionic serve uses the Angular CLI. Use ng serve --help to list all Angular CLI options for serving your app. See the ng serve docs for explanations. Options not listed below are considered advanced and can be passed to the Angular CLI using the -- separator after the Ionic CLI arguments. See the examples.

The dev server can use HTTPS via the --ssl option (experimental). There are several known issues with HTTPS. See issue #3305.

Examples

$ ionic serve
$ ionic serve --external
$ ionic serve --lab
$ ionic serve -- --proxy-config proxy.conf.json

Options

--ssl
Description	Use HTTPS for the dev server
--prod
Description	Flag to use the production configuration
--external
Description	Host dev server on all network interfaces (i.e. --host=0.0.0.0)
--no-livereload
Description	Do not spin up dev server--just serve files
--no-open
Description	Do not open a browser window
--lab
Description	Test your apps on multiple platform types in the browser
Aliases	-l

Advanced Options

--consolelogs
Description	Print app console logs to the terminal
--consolelogs-port =<port>
Description	Use specific port for console logs server
--configuration =<conf>
Description	Specify the configuration to use.
Aliases	-c
--source-map
Description	Output sourcemaps
--host =<host>
Description	Use specific host for the dev server
Default	localhost
--port =<port>
Description	Use specific port for the dev server
Aliases	-p
Default	8100
--public-host =<host>
Description	The host used for the browser or web view
--lab-host =<host>
Description	Use specific host for Ionic Lab server
Default	localhost
--lab-port =<port>
Description	Use specific port for Ionic Lab server
Default	8200
--browser =<browser>
Description	Specifies the browser to use (safari, firefox, google chrome)
Aliases	-w
--browseroption =<path>
Description	Specifies a path to open to (/#/tab/dash)
Aliases	-o