pct-start

pct start vmid [OPTIONS]

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.

vmid

The numeric ID of the container (100–999999999)

Enable very verbose debug log-level on start (default off)

Ignore locks; only root is allowed to use this option

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.

pct start is part of the Proxmox VE pct tool for managing LXC containers.

pct(1), pct-stop(1), pct-shutdown(1), pct-status(1), pct-reboot(1)

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