import socket

def start_server():
    host = socket.gethostname()
    port = 5000  

    server_socket = socket.socket()
    server_socket.bind((host, port)) 

    # configure how many client the server can listen simultaneously
    server_socket.listen(1)
    conn, address = server_socket.accept()  # accept new connection
    print("Connection from: " + str(address))
    while True:
        # receive data stream. it won't accept data packet greater than 1024 bytes
        data = conn.recv(1024).decode()
        print(str(data))
				

    conn.close()  # close the connection