# metalcloud-cli vm start

Power on a virtual machine

## Synopsis

Start (power on) a virtual machine. The VM will boot up and become available
for connections. The operation is asynchronous - the command returns immediately
while the VM powers on in the background.

Arguments:
  vm_id          Required. The unique identifier of the virtual machine to start.

Prerequisites:
  - VM must be in 'stopped' or 'suspended' state
  - Valid VM configuration must exist
  - Sufficient infrastructure resources must be available

Examples:
  ## Start a VM by ID
  metalcloud-cli vm start 12345
  
  ## Start multiple VMs (using shell loops)
  for vm in 12345 12346 12347; do metalcloud-cli vm start $vm; done

```
metalcloud-cli vm start vm_id [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for start
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli vm](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_vm.md)	 - Manage virtual machines lifecycle and configuration

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