ListenAndServe
ListenAndServe is a Go net/http function or method that listens on a network address and serves HTTP requests until it stops or fails.
Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects
ListenAndServe is a Go server API that starts accepting network connections and returns an error when serving stops or fails.
- How it is used
- Starts long-running HTTP or gRPC services after configuration and dependency construction.
- How deep it goes
- Explains addresses, ports, handlers, blocking behavior, errors, listeners, registration, and testable startup structure.
- Examples
- Uses localhost:8080, curl, a minimal main function, and a habits-tracker gRPC server with injected logging.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a Go HTTP or gRPC service, verify it with curl, and report startup or serving failures.
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Go in Practice, Second Edition
http.Server.ListenAndServe is a Go method that starts an HTTP server and serves requests on its configured network address.
- How it is used
- Starts a Go HTTP server for local development and request handling.
- How deep it goes
- Explains address binding, blocking execution, handler registration, and graceful-shutdown integration without detailing lower-level networking internals.
- Examples
- Uses a Hello World handler on localhost:4000 and a configured :8080 server stopped after an interrupt signal.
- What you can do after
- Operate a Go HTTP server, run it with go run, build it with go build, and coordinate shutdown with http.Server.Shutdown.
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Related concepts
- entry pointused by · An entry point is a designated starting location or interface through which a program, component, process, or interaction begins.
- net/http packagepart of · The net/http package is Go’s standard-library package providing HTTP client and server implementations, requests, responses, and related functionality.
- serveruses · A server is a computer system or software process that receives requests from clients or other systems and provides resources, data, or services in response.
- handleruses · A handler is a callable or software component that processes an event, request, message, or other input and performs associated processing.
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