static web development setup with livereload

gulpfile.js

var gulp = require('gulp'),
    connect = require('gulp-connect');

gulp.task('webserver', function(){
  connect.server({
    livereload: true
  });
});

gulp.task('watch', function(){
  var files = [
    // your files
  ];
  gulp.watch(files, function(){
    gulp.src(files).pipe(connect.reload());
  });
});

gulp.task('default', ['webserver', 'watch']);

package.json

{
  "devDependencies": {
    "gulp": "^3.8.10",
    "gulp-connect": "^2.2.0"
  }
}