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Local Development Environment

Local Development Environment

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2019

Vercel introduces `vercel dev` to provide a unified, single-command local development experience that emulates the production environment. This tool supports hot-reloading for frontend frameworks and serverless functions, simplifying the workflow for various languages and static site generators.

2019

Introducing `vercel dev`: Serverless, on localhost

4/30/2019

Introduced `vercel dev` command for local development. This command unifies the development workflow by automatically handling cloning, dependency fetching, port synchronization, and runtime downloads. It supports hot-reloading for both frontend and backend (serverless functions), and emulates production environments for technologies like Gatsby, Go functions, and Node.js with Headless Chrome. It also functions as a static site server.