podman-machine-start(1)     General Commands Manual    podman-machine-start(1)

NAME
       podman-machine-start - Start a virtual machine


SYNOPSIS
       podman machine start [name]


DESCRIPTION
       Starts a virtual machine for Podman.


       Rootless only.


       Podman on MacOS and Windows requires a virtual machine. This is because
       containers are Linux - containers do not run on any other OS because
       containers' core functionality are tied to the Linux kernel. Podman
       machine must be used to manage MacOS and Windows machines, but can be
       optionally used on Linux.


       The default machine name is podman-machine-default. If a machine name
       is not specified as an argument, then podman-machine-default will be
       started.


       Only one Podman managed VM can be active at a time. If a VM is already
       running, podman machine start returns an error.


       podman machine start starts a Linux virtual machine where containers
       are run.


OPTIONS
   --help
       Print usage statement.


   --no-info
       Suppress informational tips.


   --quiet, -q
       Suppress machine starting status output.


EXAMPLES
       Start the specified podman machine.

       $ podman machine start myvm



SEE ALSO
       podman(1), podman-machine(1)


HISTORY
       March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com
       <mailto:acui@redhat.com>

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