---
name: "buf-lsp-serve"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "buf"
version: "1.75.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/buf-lsp-serve"
---

# buf-lsp-serve(1)

Start the language server

## NAME

buf-lsp-serve - Start the language server

## SYNOPSIS

**buf lsp serve \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Start the language server

## OPTIONS

**--config**=""\
 	The buf.yaml file or data to use for configuration

**--debug-address**=""\
 	address to serve debug endpoints on (e.g. localhost:6060); disabled if not specified

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	help for serve

**--pipe**=""\
 	path to a UNIX socket to listen on; uses stdio if not specified

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--debug**\[=false\]\
 	Turn on debug logging (env BUF\_DEBUG)

**--log-format**="color"\
 	The log format text,color,json ⟨env BUF\_LOG\_FORMAT⟩

**--timeout**=0s\
 	The duration until timing out, setting it to 0 means no timeout (env BUF\_TIMEOUT)

## SEE ALSO

**[buf-lsp(1)](/buf-lsp/1.md)**

## HISTORY

2026-10-22 Auto generated by spf13/cobra