# var-dump-server > Symfony dump server. > Collects data dumped by the Symfony VarDumper component. > More information: <https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/var_dumper.html#the-dump-server>. - Start the server: `var-dump-server` - Dump the data in an HTML file: `var-dump-server --format=html > {{path/to/file.html}}` - Make the server listen on a specific address and port: `var-dump-server --host {{127.0.0.1:9912}}`