1. Netty Server Startup: Creating the Server Channelhistorical

    First server-startup phase: Bootstrap configuration produces a concrete listening-channel instance.

  2. Netty Server Startup: Initializing the Server Channelhistorical

    Applying parent options/attributes and installing child-channel initialization logic before registration.

  3. Netty Server Startup: Registering with the EventLoophistorical

    Assigning the server channel to an event loop and transport selector before binding.

  4. Netty Server Startup: Binding the Porthistorical

    Asynchronous local-address bind, channel activation, failure handling, and bind future completion.

  5. Netty Server Startup Overviewhistorical

    ServerBootstrap to active listener: channel creation, initialization, event-loop registration, and bind.