Usage
Arguments
Names or IDs of services to start. Can specify multiple services.
Examples
Start a service
Start multiple services
How It Works
The command starts all containers that were previously created for the specified service(s). Containers are started in parallel across all machines.Output
State Restoration
When you start a service, containers resume with:- Same configuration
- Same image
- Same environment variables
- Same volume mounts
- Same network settings
uc run or uc deploy, which can create new containers with updated configuration.
Common Workflow
Stop a service temporarily:Use Cases
Resume After Maintenance
After performing maintenance:Restart Development Services
Start services you stopped to save resources:Recover from Issues
If you manually stopped containers:Starting vs Running
uc start SERVICE- Start existing stopped containersuc run IMAGE- Create and start new containers from an imageuc deploy- Create or update containers from Compose file
uc start only for containers that were previously created and stopped.
Error Cases
Service Not Found
If the service doesn’t exist:Containers Already Running
If containers are already running, the command has no effect:Related Commands
uc service stop- Stop servicesuc service rm- Remove servicesuc run- Create new servicesuc deploy- Deploy from Compose fileuc ps- Check container status