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--- lang: en title: 'API docs: http-server.httpserver' keywords: LoopBack 4.0, LoopBack 4, Node.js, TypeScript, OpenAPI sidebar: lb4_sidebar editurl: https://github.com/loopbackio/loopback-next/tree/master/packages/http-server permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.http-server.httpserver.html ---  [Home](./index.md) > [@loopback/http-server](./http-server.md) > [HttpServer](./http-server.httpserver.md) ## HttpServer class HTTP / HTTPS server used by LoopBack's RestServer **Signature:** ```typescript export declare class HttpServer ``` ## Constructors <table><thead><tr><th> Constructor </th><th> Modifiers </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td markdown="1"> [(constructor)(requestListener, serverOptions)](./http-server.httpserver._constructor_.md) </td><td markdown="1"> </td><td markdown="1"> Constructs a new instance of the `HttpServer` class </td></tr> </tbody></table> ## Properties <table><thead><tr><th> Property </th><th> Modifiers </th><th> Type </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td markdown="1"> [address](./http-server.httpserver.address.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> string \| AddressInfo \| undefined </td><td markdown="1"> Address of the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [host](./http-server.httpserver.host.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> string \| undefined </td><td markdown="1"> Host of the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [listening](./http-server.httpserver.listening.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> boolean </td><td markdown="1"> State of the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [port](./http-server.httpserver.port.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> number </td><td markdown="1"> Port number of the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [protocol](./http-server.httpserver.protocol.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> [HttpProtocol](./http-server.httpprotocol.md) </td><td markdown="1"> Protocol of the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [server](./http-server.httpserver.server.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> http.Server \| https.Server </td><td markdown="1"> </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [serverOptions](./http-server.httpserver.serveroptions.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> [HttpServerOptions](./http-server.httpserveroptions.md) </td><td markdown="1"> </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [url](./http-server.httpserver.url.md) </td><td markdown="1"> `readonly` </td><td markdown="1"> string </td><td markdown="1"> URL of the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> </tbody></table> ## Methods <table><thead><tr><th> Method </th><th> Modifiers </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td markdown="1"> [start()](./http-server.httpserver.start.md) </td><td markdown="1"> </td><td markdown="1"> Starts the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> <tr><td markdown="1"> [stop()](./http-server.httpserver.stop.md) </td><td markdown="1"> </td><td markdown="1"> Stops the HTTP / HTTPS server </td></tr> </tbody></table>