Allowed a port range for the liveserver by default.

This is required for running tests in parallel.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
index 28a4921198..52a00b7ded 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
@@ -812,11 +812,18 @@ This allows the use of automated test clients other than the
 client, to execute a series of functional tests inside a browser and simulate a
 real user's actions.
 
-By default the live server's address is ``'localhost:8081'`` and the full URL
-can be accessed during the tests with ``self.live_server_url``. If you'd like
-to change the default address (in the case, for example, where the 8081 port is
-already taken) then you may pass a different one to the :djadmin:`test` command
-via the :djadminopt:`--liveserver` option, for example:
+By default the live server listens on ``localhost`` and picks the first
+available port in the ``8081-8179`` range. Its full URL can be accessed with
+``self.live_server_url`` during the tests.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.9
+
+    In earlier versions, the live server's default address was always
+    ``'localhost:8081'``.
+
+If you'd like to select another address then you may pass a different one to
+the :djadmin:`test` command via the :djadminopt:`--liveserver` option, for
+example:
 
 .. code-block:: console