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<h1>nng_http_server_start(3http)</h1>
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<p>nng_http_server_start - start HTTP server</p>
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<pre class="pygments highlight"><code data-lang="c"><span class="tok-cp">#include</span> <span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/nng.h&gt;</span>
<span class="tok-cp">#include</span> <span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/supplemental/http/http.h&gt;</span>

<span class="tok-kt">int</span> <span class="tok-nf">nng_http_server_start</span><span class="tok-p">(</span><span class="tok-n">nng_http_server</span> <span class="tok-o">*</span><span class="tok-n">server</span><span class="tok-p">);</span></code></pre>
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<p>The <code>nng_http_server_start()</code> starts the HTTP server instance <em>server</em>.
This causes it to bind to the appropriate TCP port, and start accepting
connections and handling HTTP requests.</p>
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<p>This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.</p>
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<code>NNG_EADDRINUSE</code>
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<p>The TCP port is unavailable.</p>
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<code>NNG_EADDRINVAL</code>
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<p>The server is configured with an invalid address.</p>
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<code>NNG_ENOMEM</code>
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<p>Insufficient free memory exists.</p>
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<code>NNG_ENOTSUP</code>
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<p>HTTP not supported.</p>
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<p><a href="nng_http_server_hold.3http.html">nng_http_server_hold(3http)</a>,
<a href="nng_http_server_release.3http.html">nng_http_server_release(3http)</a>,
<a href="nng_http_server_stop.3http.html">nng_http_server_stop(3http)</a>,
<a href="nng_url_parse.3.html">nng_url_parse(3)</a>
<a href="nng_strerror.3.html">nng_strerror(3)</a>,
<a href="nng.7.html">nng(7)</a></p>
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