@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ Here is an example which makes a complete rebuild:
141141live build
142142----------
143143
144+.. _sphinx-autobuild:
145+ https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-autobuild/blob/master/README.md
146+
144147.. sidebar:: docs-clean
145148
146149 It is recommended to assert a complete rebuild before deploying (use
@@ -156,9 +159,21 @@ changed.
156159 $ make docs-live
157160 ...
158161 The HTML pages are in dist/docs.
159− ... Serving on http://0.0.0.0:8080
162+ ... Serving on http://0.0.0.0:8000
160163 ... Start watching changes
161164
165+Live builds are implemented by sphinx-autobuild_. Use environment
166+``$(SPHINXOPTS)`` to pass arguments to the sphinx-autobuild_ command. Except
167+option ``--host`` (which is always set to ``0.0.0.0``) you can pass any
168+argument. E.g to find and use a free port, use:
169+
170+.. code:: sh
171+
172+ $ SPHINXOPTS="--port 0" make docs-live
173+ ...
174+ ... Serving on http://0.0.0.0:50593
175+ ...
176+
162177
163178.. _deploy on github.io:
164179