diff --git a/make b/make
index 6d7f6e7..566676d 100755
--- a/make
+++ b/make
@@ -33,10 +33,19 @@ upload() {
 
 _help() {
 	echo 'Options: 
-	-p [postDirectory/*] 
-	-r (build root pages) 
-	-s (copy stylesheets)'
+	-h show this prompt
+	-p [postDirectory/*] (takes a list of paths to build from)
+	-r build root pages 
+	-s copy stylesheets
+	-l run live server'
 }
+
+server() {
+	cd $rootDir
+	echo 'Address: 0.0.0.0:8080'
+	python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080
+}
+
 mkdir -p "$rootDir/post"
 
 if [ -z $1 ]
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@ then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-while getopts ":srhup:" opt;do
+while getopts ":slrhup:" opt;do
 	case "$opt" in
 		s)
 			cp style.css "$rootDir"	# root stylesheet
@@ -70,5 +79,7 @@ while getopts ":srhup:" opt;do
 			upload;;	# this needs a proper fix according to api
 		h)
 			_help;;
+		l)
+			server;;
 	esac
 done