diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 78865a2..6cc7517 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 ;; setup gdb
 (require 'setup-gdb)
 
+;; start emacs server
+(server-start)
+
 (custom-set-variables
  ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
  ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.