how to distribute local web server with your project

The standard convention with server applications is to add an npm start command to launch the server.

1. Install the server as a dev dependency

   $ npm install local-web-server --save-dev

2. Include the preferred config with your project, for example

   // lws.config.js
   
   module.exports = {
     port: 8050,
     rewrite: [
       {
         from: '/api/*',
         to: 'http://api-server:8080/api/$1',
       }
     ],
     directory: 'src'
   }

3. Add a start command to your package.json:

   {
     "scripts": {
       "start": "ws"
     }
   }

4. Document how to build and launch your site

   $ npm install
   $ npm start
   Serving at http://mbp.local:8000, http://127.0.0.1:8000, http://192.168.0.100:8000