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diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md index 902bf8473f..31574d0a18 100644 --- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md +++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md @@ -128,10 +128,28 @@ make revive vet misspell-check ### Working on JS and CSS -Edit files in `web_src` and run the linter and build the files in `public`: +For simple changes, edit files in `web_src`, run the build and start the server to test: ```bash -make webpack +make build && ./gitea +``` + +For more involved changes use the `watch-frontend` task to continuously rebuild files when their sources change. The `bindata` tag must be absent to ensure the file system will be used for files in `public`. First, build and run the backend: + +```bash +make backend && ./gitea +``` + +With the backend running, open another terminal and run: + +```bash +make watch-frontend +``` + +Before committing, make sure the linters pass: + +```bash +make lint-frontend ``` Note: When working on frontend code, it is advisable to set `USE_SERVICE_WORKER` to `false` in `app.ini` which will prevent undesirable caching of frontend assets. |