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Jan 26, 2017

Please share your feedback on the SPFx Workbench

Hi everyone! We're beginning to take a look at what should go in the next version of the SPFx Workbench. If you've tried it out we'd love to get your feedback on what features would make it mo...

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Jeremy Kelley (SHAREPOINT)

Microsoft

Jan 30, 2017

Hi Nigel! Can you let me know what command (or sequence of commands) you're executing when you get that error? I don't seem to have trouble keeping a couple Node.JS windows open at a time but it's likely just that I'm not doing exactly what you are. Thanks!

-Jeremy

Nigel_Price9911

Iron Contributor

Jan 30, 2017

Hi Jeremy

I was just using gulp serve in both command windows with different webparts.

Regards

Nigel

Jeremy Kelley (SHAREPOINT)
Microsoft
Jan 30, 2017
I talked to our devs and actually got an answer as to how to make this work today. If you look in your web part Config folder you'll see a file named serve.json. You should be able to change the port number in that config file (there are two entries in the file that use the number) and have side by side local work benches for two independent projects!

The default contents looks like this:

{ "port": 4321, "initialPage": "https://localhost:5432/workbench", "https": true, "api": { "port": 5432, "entryPath": "node_modules/@microsoft/sp-webpart-workbench/lib/api/" }}

I believe you want to change the initialPage and port inside the API section.
- Nigel_Price9911
  Iron Contributor
  Jan 30, 2017
  Hi Jeremy
  
  Thanks for getting back to me on this.
  
  I can understand how this could work.
  
  Regards
  
  Nigel