gcloud alpha compute instances start

NAME
gcloud alpha compute instances start - start a stopped virtual machine instance
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha compute instances startINSTANCE_NAMES[INSTANCE_NAMES …][--async][--csek-key-file=FILE][--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA)gcloud alpha compute instances start is usedto start a stopped Compute Engine virtual machine. Only a stopped virtualmachine can be started.
EXAMPLES
To start a stopped instance named 'example-instance' in zoneus-central1-a, run:
gcloudalphacomputeinstancesstartexample-instance--zone=us-central1-a
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE_NAMES [INSTANCE_NAMES …]
Names of the instances to operate on. For details on valid instance names, referto the criteria documented under the field 'name' at:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances
FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--csek-key-file=FILE
Path to a Customer-Supplied Encryption Key (CSEK) key file that maps ComputeEngine resources to user managed keys to be used when creating, mounting, ortaking snapshots of disks.

If you pass- as value of the flag, the CSEK is read from stdin.Seehttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryptionfor more details.

--zone=ZONE
Zone of the instances to operate on. If not specified, you might be prompted toselect a zone (interactive mode only).gcloud attempts to identify theappropriate zone by searching for resources in your currently active project. Ifthe zone cannot be determined,gcloud prompts you for a selection withall available Google Cloud Platform zones.

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user can set thecompute/zone property:

gcloudconfigsetcompute/zoneZONE

A list of zones can be fetched by running:

gcloudcomputezoneslist

To unset the property, run:

gcloudconfigunsetcompute/zone

Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variableCLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloudcomputeinstancesstart
gcloudbetacomputeinstancesstart

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.