pct-start
starts a Proxmox LXC container
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
pct start vmid [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
pct start starts a Proxmox VE LXC container that is currently stopped. It applies pending configuration changes, sets up the container environment, and launches the guest init process.If startup fails, --debug produces more detailed logs. You can also start in foreground/debug mode via related LXC tooling when diagnosing boot issues.
PARAMETERS
vmid
The numeric ID of the container (100–999999999)--debug
Enable very verbose debug log-level on start (default off)--skiplock
Ignore locks; only root is allowed to use this option
CAVEATS
The container must not already be running. Locks from other pct operations (backup, migrate, snapshot, and so on) can block start unless --skiplock is used carefully by root. Resource limits (memory, CPU, storage) and missing volumes can cause start to fail.
HISTORY
pct start is part of the Proxmox VE pct tool for managing LXC containers.
SEE ALSO
pct(1), pct-stop(1), pct-shutdown(1), pct-status(1), pct-reboot(1)
