Python API

method libtmux latest

Server.start_server

Start the tmux server via $ tmux start-server.

Source and package

Qualified name: libtmux.Server.start_server
Module: libtmux
Declared in: Server
Package: libtmux
Source: src/libtmux/server.py
Other languages: Perl Erlangfunction PowerShell Julia Elixir Haskell Common Lisp Ruby Lua TypeScript RustGo Java C# C++ Swift Kotlin Scala OCaml F# Clojure

start_server (self) → None method [source] ¶

Description#

Usually not needed since the server starts automatically on first session creation.

>>> server.start_server()

The tmux commands behind start_server.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Start the server without creating a session

Equivalents of Start the server without creating a session in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Erlang	`tmux_server:start_owned/1` Starts a private daemon and returns an ownership token.
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	no equivalent on `Server`
Rust	`server.Server.start`
Go	`tmux.Server.Start`
Java	no equivalent on `Server`
C#	`LibTmux.Server.StartServerAsync`
C++	no equivalent on `Server`
Swift	`Server.startServer()`
OCaml	No direct public OCaml equivalent is recorded for this operation.
Perl	No dedicated equivalent in the selected Perl surface. Explicit Server::cmd remains available for native tmux commands.

No equivalent is recorded in Ruby, Lua, PowerShell, Julia, Elixir, Common Lisp, Clojure, Kotlin, Scala or F#.