brpc/docs/en/dummy_server.md
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If your program only uses client in brpc or doesn't use brpc at all, but you also want to use built-in services in brpc. The thing you should do is to start an empty server, which is called **dummy server**.
# client in brpc is used
Create a file named dummy_server.port which contains a port number(such as 8888) in the running directory of program, a dummy server would be started at this port. All of the bvar in the same process can be seen by visiting its built-in service.
![img](../images/dummy_server_1.png) ![img](../images/dummy_server_2.png)
![img](../images/dummy_server_3.png)
# brpc is not used at all
You must manually add the dummy server. First read [Getting Started](getting_started.md) to learn how to download and compile brpc, and then add the following code snippet at the program entry:
```c++
#include <brpc/server.h>
...
int main() {
...
brpc::StartDummyServerAt(8888/*port*/);
...
}
```