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title: '@nrwl/react-native:start executor'
description: 'Starts the Javascript server that communicates with connected devices.'
---

# @nrwl/react-native:start

Starts the Javascript server that communicates with connected devices.

Options can be configured in `workspace.json` when defining the executor, or when invoking it. Read more about how to configure targets and executors here: https://nx.dev/configuration/projectjson#targets.

## Options

### interactive

Default: `true`

Type: `boolean`

Run packager server in interactive mode.

### port

Default: `8081`

Type: `number`

The port to listen on.

### resetCache

Default: `false`

Type: `boolean`

Resets metro cache.