December 8, 2017 - I've only been using vs code for about a week now. Just when I've started to get used to it I'm getting a error on port '5500 please change in settings' alert when I attempt to use the live server extension.

May 22, 2020 - Visual Studio Code Live Server Not Working [Solved] VSCode has a lot of great extensions, and Live Server is one of the best. With just a couple of clicks, Live Server lets you see your page live in an actual browser. B…

I've read about changing port 5500 but don't understand those instructions, when I go to the VS code settings, I find the option but can't find how to change the port... I uninstalled and installed the extension, and nothing. Any idea? Thanks! ... Yes. I kind of solved it. The problem was that my new project wasn't in the correct folder for vscode. ... Why not you're using live-server of npm, it's really amazing!

November 21, 2018 - Please try to change the port through settings or report on GitHub.#237 · Copy link · BolajiAyodeji · opened · on Nov 21, 2018 · Issue body actions · [ ] Regression (a behavior that used to work and stopped working in a new release) [ ...

October 26, 2025 - Firewall/Antivirus Blocking: Sometimes, firewall or antivirus software can block the local server. Try temporarily disabling them or allowing VS Code through your firewall. Port Conflict: Port 5500 might be occupied.

October 4, 2019 - ritwickdey / vscode-live-server Public · Notifications · You must be signed in to change notification settings · Fork 1.8k · Star 6.8k · New issueCopy link · New issueCopy link · Closed · Closed · Server is started at 5500 but failed to open in Browser Preview. Got Browser Preview extension installed?#579 · Copy link · patelrohan750 · opened · on Oct 4, 2019 · Issue body actions · [ ] Regression (a behavior that used to work and stopped working in a new release) [ ] Bug report <!-- Please search GitHub for a similar issue or PR before submitting --> [ ] Feature request [ ] Docum

January 11, 2023 - I resolved by removing the “” liveServer.settings.useBrowserPreview “: true, configuration from the Live Server configuration file. ... { “liveServer.settings.CustomBrowser”: “chrome”, “liveServer.settings.donotVerifyTags”: true, “liveServer.settings.port”: 0, “liveServer.settings.multiRootWorkspaceName”: “”, “liveServer.settings.useBrowserPreview”: true, “liveServer.settings.fullReload”: true, “liveServer.settings.useLocalIp”: true }

October 4, 2022 - If your Live Server don't opens ... link manually in browser: http://127.0.0.1:5500/<filesname>. Here, change the <filesname> to your prefered file location....

If you want random port number, set it as 0. Default value is 5500. liveServer.settings.root: To change root of server in between workspace folder structure, use / and absolute path from workspace. Example: /sub_folder1/sub_folder2. Now sub_folder2 will be root of the server. Default value is “/”.(The Workspace Root). liveServer.settings.CustomBrowser: To change your system’s default browser. Default value is "Null" [String, not null]. (It will open your system’s default browser.)

My file name is index.html I have tried running the command and manually entering http://127.0.0.1:5500/index.html into the browser this also does not work. I get a refused to connect message. I have ensured I have a default browser set. I have tried just about everything. As soon as I select "Open with live server" VS Code starts processing the request, I navigate to settings.json where the extensions settings reside. All I have in my settings.json is · "liveserver.settings.port": 5500 ·

Browser: - [ ] Chrome (desktop) version XX - [ ] Firefox version XX - [ ] Safari (desktop) version XX - [ ] IE version XX - [ ] Edge version XX For Tooling issues: - Live Server: <!-- Check which version is installed --> - Platform: <!-- Mac, Linux, Windows --> - Visual Studio Code: <!-- `code --version` --> The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: ... server is started at port 5500 but failed to open browser.

February 1, 2021 - My VS Code was saying “error: port 5500” at the bottom (that was before the Live Version icon disappeared because I clicked on it – I also don’t know how to get that icon to return). I used this article to set my default browser to Chrome. Visual Studio Code Live Server Not Working My live ...

Type: Feature Request live server not working Extension version: 5.7.9 VS Code version: Code 1.97.2 (e54c774e0add60467559eb0d1e229c6452cf8447, 2025-02-12T23:20:35.343Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 1...