# beanstalkd > A simple and generic work-queue server. > More information: . - Start Beanstalk, listening on port 11300: `beanstalkd` - Start Beanstalk listening on a custom port and address: `beanstalkd -l {{ip_address}} -p {{port_number}}` - Persist work queues by saving them to disk: `beanstalkd -b {{path/to/persistence_directory}}` - Sync to the persistence directory every 500 milliseconds: `beanstalkd -b {{path/to/persistence_directory}} -f {{500}}`