# serve

> Start a local Starflow HTTP server on a configurable host and port to serve API requests for your data project.

## Synopsis

**starlake serve [options]**

## Description
Start the Starflow HTTP server for running commands via REST API.

## Parameters

Parameter|Cardinality|Description
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--host `<value>`|*Optional*|address on which the server is listening
--port `<value>`|*Optional*|Port on which the server is listening
--reportFormat `<value>`|*Optional*|Report format: console, json, html