This is a simple echo server example showing off basic Erlectricity usage. $ cd examples/echo $ erl Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.6.4 [source] [smp:2] [async-threads:0] [kernel-poll:false] Eshell V5.6.4 (abort with ^G) 1> c(echo). {ok,echo} 2> echo:test(). <<"You said: hello world!">> ok