gulpfile.js for sample project

gistfile1.txt

 
// Load plugins
var gulp = require('gulp'),
    sass = require('gulp-ruby-sass'),
    autoprefixer = require('gulp-autoprefixer'),
    minifycss = require('gulp-minify-css'),
    jshint = require('gulp-jshint'),
    uglify = require('gulp-uglify'),
    imagemin = require('gulp-imagemin'),
    rename = require('gulp-rename'),
    concat = require('gulp-concat'),
    connect = require('gulp-connect'),
    notify = require('gulp-notify'),
    cache = require('gulp-cache'),
    livereload = require('gulp-livereload'),
    del = require('del');
 
// gulp connect
gulp.task('serve', function() {
  connect.server({
    root: './dist',
    port: 9999,
    livereload: true
  });
});
// Styles
gulp.task('styles', function() {
  return gulp.src('src/styles/main.scss')
    .pipe(sass({ style: 'expanded', }))
    .pipe(autoprefixer('last 2 version', 'safari 5', 'ie 8', 'ie 9', 'opera 12.1', 'ios 6', 'android 4'))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist/styles'))
    .pipe(rename({ suffix: '.min' }))
    .pipe(minifycss())
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist/styles'))
    .pipe(notify({ message: 'Styles task complete' }));
});
 
// Scripts
gulp.task('scripts', function() {
  return gulp.src('src/scripts/**/*.js')
    .pipe(jshint('.jshintrc'))
    .pipe(jshint.reporter('default'))
    .pipe(concat('main.js'))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist/scripts'))
    .pipe(rename({ suffix: '.min' }))
    .pipe(uglify())
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist/scripts'))
    .pipe(notify({ message: 'Scripts task complete' }));
});
 
// html
gulp.task('html', function() {
  return gulp.src('src/**/*.html')
    .pipe(connect.reload())
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'))
    .pipe(notify({ message: 'HTML task complete' }));
});

// Images
gulp.task('images', function() {
  return gulp.src('src/images/**/*')
    .pipe(connect.reload())
    .pipe(cache(imagemin({ optimizationLevel: 3, progressive: true, interlaced: true })))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist/images'))
    .pipe(notify({ message: 'Images task complete' }));
});
 
// Clean
gulp.task('clean', function(cb) {
    del(['dist/styles', 'dist/scripts', 'dist/images', 'dist/**/*.html'], cb)
});
 
// Default task
gulp.task('default', ['clean'], function() {
    gulp.start('watch', 'styles', 'scripts', 'images', 'html' ,'serve');
});
 
// Watch
gulp.task('watch', function() {
 
  // Watch .scss files
  gulp.watch('src/styles/**/*.scss', ['styles']);
 
  // Watch .js files
  gulp.watch('src/scripts/**/*.js', ['scripts']);
 
  // Watch image files
  gulp.watch('src/images/**/*', ['images']);
 
  // Watch html files
  gulp.watch('src/**/*.html', ['html']);
 
  // Create LiveReload server
  livereload.listen();
 
  // Watch any files in dist/, reload on change
  gulp.watch(['dist/**']).on('change', livereload.changed);
 
});

totally adapted (read: stolen) from here: http://markgoodyear.com/2014/01/getting-started-with-gulp/

Thanks, This should help. I should have mentioned that gulp-connect comes with live reload, you may be able to pull it out and leverage just the gulp-connect add-on (https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-connect)