diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server/src/startDevServer.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server/src/attachDevServer.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from desktop/flipper-server/src/startDevServer.tsx
rename to desktop/flipper-server/src/attachDevServer.tsx
index 1b50fb1db..2cac7a99f 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server/src/startDevServer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server/src/attachDevServer.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ export async function getPluginSourceFolders(): Promise<string[]> {
   return pFilter(pluginFolders, (p) => fs.pathExists(p));
 }
 
-export async function startDevServer(
+/**
+ * Attaches the necessary routing and middleware to observe
+ * for local changes and apply them to the running instance.
+ * @param app Express app.
+ * @param server HTTP server.
+ * @param socket Web Socket server.
+ * @param rootDir Root directory.
+ */
+export async function attachDevServer(
   app: Express,
   server: http.Server,
   socket: WebSocketServer,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx
index 45a7ba078..5d5ac1048 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import {startFlipperServer} from './startFlipperServer';
 import {startServer} from './startServer';
 import {startSocketServer} from './startSocketServer';
-import {startDevServer} from './startDevServer';
+import {attachDevServer} from './attachDevServer';
 
 import yargs from 'yargs';
 import open from 'open';
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function start() {
   await flipperServer.connect();
 
   if (argv.bundler) {
-    await startDevServer(app, server, socket, rootDir);
+    await attachDevServer(app, server, socket, rootDir);
   }
   startSocketServer(flipperServer, socket, companionEnv);
 }
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server/src/startFlipperServer.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server/src/startFlipperServer.tsx
index 15194c9e3..906f73ca6 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server/src/startFlipperServer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server/src/startFlipperServer.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ import {
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
+/**
+ * Creates an instance of FlipperServer (FlipperServerImpl). This is the
+ * server used by clients to connect to.
+ * @param rootDir Application path.
+ * @param staticPath Static assets path.
+ * @param settingsString Optional settings used to override defaults.
+ * @param enableLauncherSettings Optional launcher settings used to override defaults.
+ * @returns
+ */
 export async function startFlipperServer(
   rootDir: string,
   staticPath: string,
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ export async function startFlipperServer(
     {
       environmentInfo,
       env: parseEnvironmentVariables(process.env),
-      // TODO: make userame parameterizable
+      // TODO: make username parameterizable
       gatekeepers: getGatekeepers(environmentInfo.os.unixname),
       paths: {
         appPath,