# Setup a local dev server for your Playwright tests

- Date: 2023-03-07
- Description: Playwright comes with a webserver option in the config file which gives you the ability to launch a local dev server before running your tests. This is ideal for when writing your tests during development and when you don't have a staging or production url to test against.
- Canonical: https://debbie.codes/blog/playwright-local-dev-server

- Tags: playwright, testing

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