| copyright | lastupdated | keywords | subcollection | ||
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2019-08-20 |
IBM Cloud Live Sync, Use IBM Cloud Live Sync, Web IDE, Live Edit |
ContinuousDelivery |
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{: #live-sync}
If you are building a Node.js application, you can use {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}} Live Sync to quickly update the application instance on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} and develop without manually redeploying.
{: shortdesc}
When you make a change, you can see that change in your running {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} application immediately. {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Live Sync works
in the Eclipse Orion {{site.data.keyword.webide}} ({{site.data.keyword.webide}}).
##Live Edit {: #live-edit}
You can edit a Node.js application that runs on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} and test it in your browser right away. Any changes that you make in the {{site.data.keyword.webide}} are propagated to the application’s file system immediately.
If you are building a Node.js application that runs on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}, the Live Edit feature of {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Live Sync can quickly update the application instance. Live Edit is available in the {{site.data.keyword.webide}} only. You can use Live Edit to develop as you would on the desktop without redeploying.
Live Edit is supported for Node.js applications only. {: important}
In the {{site.data.keyword.webide}}, in the run bar, click Live Edit.
Use Live Edit to quickly preview changes to Node.js applications that run on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}. When you update your code with Live Edit turned on, you can refresh your web application's browser window to see those changes reflected seconds after you make them.
For a tutorial about using the Live Edit feature of {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Live Sync, see Use {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Live Sync to develop, debug, and deploy your app{: external}.
When you change the files in your {{site.data.keyword.webide}}, they are automatically redeployed to your application instance on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}. If you need to restart the Node application, click the Restart button in the run bar.
For a more consistent experience, when you use the Live Edit feature of {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Live Sync, 256 MB of extra memory is required and is added. {: tip}