title: How do I declare an instance of one of my Rust structs as static?
body: <p>How do I declare an instance of one of my own structs as static? This sample doesn't compile:</p>
  
  <pre><code>static SERVER: Server&lt;'static&gt; = Server::new();
  
  fn main() {
      SERVER.start("127.0.0.1", 23);
  }
  </code></pre>