node.js - Auto reloading a Sails.js app on code changes?

Question

Currently is seems that for any code change in a sails.js app you have to manually stop the sails server and run sails lift again before you can see the changes.

I was wondering if there is any way when running in development mode to automatically restart the sails server when it detects a code change?

Answer 1

You have to use a watcher like forever, nodemon, or something else...

Example

1. Install forever by running:

   sudo npm install -g forever

2. Run it:

   forever -w start app.js

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To avoid infinite restart because Sails writes into .tmp folder, you can create a .foreverignore file into your project directory and put this content inside:

**/.tmp/**
**/views/**
**/assets/**

See the issue on GitHub: Forever restarting because of /.tmp.