To reload a server when a file changes nodemon can be used. This solution is good enough for development servers, while better solutions are recommended for production servers, such as using pm2

Run a script with nodemon:

$ nodemon <script-file>

It is also possible to use it as an application script:

$ npm install --save-dev nodemon

Add these to package.json:

"scripts": {
    "start": "nodemon entry.js -devmode -something 1"
  }

And then run:

$ npm run start