How do we stop it from reloading when the window is unfocused (blur)
Author: trusktrCreated Dec 27, 2023Updated Dec 15, 2025
Issue details
The app keeps refreshing even when I don't change any files. It refreshes when I unfocus the window. How can we stop it from doing that?
Steps to reproduce/test case
Please provide necessary steps for reproduction of this issue, or better the reduced test case (without any external dependencies).
Please specify which version of Browsersync, node and npm you're running
- Browsersync [ 2.27.11 ]
- Node [ ]
- Npm [ ]
Affected platforms
- linux
- windows
- OS X
- freebsd
- solaris
- other (please specify which)
Browsersync use-case
- API
- Gulp
- Grunt
- CLI
If CLI, please paste the entire command below
{cli command here}
for all other use-cases, (gulp, grunt etc), please show us exactly how you're using Browsersync
These are my options:
{
port: 54321,
ui: {port: 54322},
cors: true,
watch: true,
server: {baseDir: '.'},
},It keeps refreshing then I lose my state and have to re-do my actions to get back where I was.
Source: BrowserSync/browser-sync