Starting the Server

startServer

Signature:

startServer(port?: number): http.Server

Starts the HTTP server and listens on the specified port.

• port — Optional. Port number to listen on. Defaults to 5000.
• Returns the native http.Server instance.

Example:

// Default port (5000)
app.startServer()

// Custom port
app.startServer(3000)

The console will confirm the server is running:

App @ http://localhost:3000

Accessing the Server Instance

startServer returns the native Node.js http.Server, which you can use for advanced scenarios like WebSockets:

import { WebSocketServer } from "ws"

const server = app.startServer(3000)

const wss = new WebSocketServer({ server })
wss.on("connection", (ws) => {
    ws.send("Connected!")
})