---
title: serve cli command
description: Serve a documentation folder at http://localhost:3000 with live reload. 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/docs-builder/cli/serve
products:
  - Elastic Docs Builder
---

# serve cli command
```bash
docs-builder serve [options]
```

Serve a documentation folder at http://localhost:3000 with live reload.

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="-p --path string">
    Documentation source directory. Defaults to the cwd/docs folder.
    **Constraints:** symbolic links not allowed, must exist, supports `~` home expansion
  </definition>
  <definition term="--port int">
    Port to serve the documentation.
    **Default:** `3000`
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]watch">
    Special flag for dotnet watch optimizations during development
    **Default:** `false`
  </definition>
  <definition term="-l --log-level enum">
    Minimum log level.
    **Values:** trace, debug, information, warning, error, critical, none
    **Default:** `information`
  </definition>
  <definition term="-c --config-source enum">
    Override the configuration source: local, remote
    **Values:** local, remote, embedded
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]skip-private-repositories">
    Skip cloning private repositories
  </definition>
</definitions>