= ranch:resume_listener(3)

== Name

ranch:resume_listener - Resume a suspended listener

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
resume_listener(Ref :: ranch_ref())
    -> ok | {error, any()}
----

Resume a suspended listener.

Ranch will start listening for and accepting connections
again. The function
link:man:ranch:set_transport_options(3)[ranch:set_transport_options(3)]
can be used to change the transport options before resuming
the listener.

Nothing is done when the listener is already running.

== Arguments

Ref::

The listener name.

== Return value

The atom `ok` is returned on success.

An error tuple is returned when the listener could not be restarted.

== Changelog

* *1.6*: Function introduced.

== Examples

.Resume a listener
[source,erlang]
----
ok = ranch:resume_listener(example).
----

== See also

link:man:ranch:start_listener(3)[ranch:start_listener(3)],
link:man:ranch:stop_listener(3)[ranch:stop_listener(3)],
link:man:ranch:suspend_listener(3)[ranch:suspend_listener(3)],
link:man:ranch:get_status(3)[ranch:get_status(3)],
link:man:ranch:set_transport_options(3)[ranch:set_transport_options(3)],
link:man:ranch:wait_for_connections(3)[ranch:wait_for_connections(3)],
link:man:ranch(3)[ranch(3)]