# `mix astral.dev`
[🔗](https://github.com/elixir-volt/astral/blob/v0.7.0/lib/mix/tasks/astral/dev.ex#L1)

Start the Astral development server.

    mix astral.dev
    mix astral.dev --config astral.config.exs --port 4000
    mix astral.dev --open

## Options

  * `--config` - path to an Astral config file (default: `astral.config.exs` when present)
  * `--host` - host interface to bind (default: `localhost`)
  * `--port` - port to bind (default: `4000`)
  * `--open` - open the dev server in the default browser

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*