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title: "start"
sidebar_label: "start"
description: "Kotlin binding reference: start."
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//[clika-runtime](../../../index.md)/[io.clika.modelverse](../index.md)/[Server](index.md)/[start](start.md)

# start

[common]\
fun [start](start.md)(): [Server](index.md)

Listen on the host and port, on the server's own threads, and return at once; a port in use throws.