netlify-dev-plugin

Netlify CLI plugin for local dev experience.

Usage

• netlify dev start a local dev server for the build tool you're using
• netlify dev:exec <command> runs a shell command within the netlify dev environment
• netlify functions:create bootstrap a new function

Using the beta

Currently the Netlify dev plugin is in private beta. You'll need to follow these steps to enable it:

Make sure Netlify CLI is installed and up to date:

npm install -g netlify-cli

Then clone and activate the plugin:

git clone git@github.com:netlify/netlify-dev-plugin.git
cd netlify-dev-plugin
npm install
netlify plugins:link .

Now you're both ready to start testing netlify dev and to contribute to the project.

Functionality Notes

• netlify dev now supports both _redirects and netlify.toml for redirects and has the same logic around loading order as our system (_redirects, toml in public folder, toml in base)
• netlify dev can be configured for projects we don’t detect out of the box with a [dev] block in the toml file

netlify functions:create

Create a new function from a given template.

Examples:

netlify functions:create
netlify functions:create hello-world
netlify functions:create --name hello-world
netlify functions:create hello-world --dir

You can just call netlify functions:create and the prompts will guide you all the way, however you can also supply a first argument to name the function. By default it creates a single file, however you can also use a --dir flag to create a function as a directory.