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gulp + expressjs + nodemon + browser-sync

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Aamortka
Last edited Jul 3, 2015
Created on Nov 19, 2015

This example demonstrates a live-reloading web development workflow that combines an Express server with automated browser synchronization. It shows how Gulp orchestrates three tools: Express serves static files from the `public/` directory on port 5000, while Nodemon monitors `app.js` and restarts the server on changes, and Browser-Sync proxies the localhost server on port 7000, watching `public/**/*.*` to inject CSS or HTML updates into the browser without a manual refresh. The setup uses the `gulp-nodemon` and `browser-sync` APIs, with dummy placeholder HTML and CSS files to verify the sync behavior.

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