linkapp dev

Start the development server with live preview and hot reloading

Usage

npx @linktr.ee/linkapp dev [options]

Starts the Rsbuild dev server for your LinkApp. The CLI will try port 3000; if it is busy, it picks the next available port and prints it.

Options

Flag	Description	Default
--port <port>	Preferred dev server port	3000
-h, --help	Show command help	-

What it does

• Generates .linkapp entrypoints for layouts found in your project (sheet, featured, and featured-carousel when present).
• Serves static assets from your project public/ folder (mirrors legacy dev-server behavior).
• Watches linkapp.config.ts (root or .config/) and restarts the dev server when it changes.
• Prints ready URLs and the latest ready time after each start or restart.

Keyboard shortcuts

• r — restart the dev server
• u — show the current URLs
• c — clear the console
• q or Ctrl+C — exit

Typical flow

npx @linktr.ee/linkapp dev
# edit app/, components/, linkapp.config.ts
# browser reloads automatically

If the CLI restarts after a config change, it reloads preview props and settings from linkapp.config.ts before serving again.