How do you set up file watcher in Webstorm to restart Node.js?

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What I am trying to achieve is to trigger same behavior as Menu option Run > Run 'server.js'

I haven't used webstorm but have you used nodemon? Maybe you can pass nodemon to webstorm so that it restarts the app on change — filype, Nov 03 '15 at 07:19
Thanks for hint @Filype Here http://stackoverflow.com/a/21034724/1632404 I found solution that works for me. — Alexander Ivanov, Nov 03 '15 at 18:33
Here the debugger restart after the code changes: https://stackoverflow.com/a/52463378/7350853 — iwaduarte, Sep 23 '18 at 06:13

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 03 '15 at 14:57

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Please try using Live Edit here - see http://blog.jetbrains.com/webstorm/2014/08/live-edit-updates-in-webstorm-9/. It allows re-starting node.js application on changing the code

answered Nov 03 '15 at 14:57

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Looks like Live Edit do not work with API type project as I do not have startup page. – Alexander Ivanov Nov 03 '15 at 16:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '15 at 05:02

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You need to integrate webstorm with nodemon instead of the main node program. Basically nodemon is in charge of restarting your application and not webstorm.

answered Nov 04 '15 at 05:02

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How do you set up file watcher in Webstorm to restart Node.js?

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