qm-start
Start a Proxmox virtual machine
TLDR
Start a VM
$ qm start 100
Specify machine type$ qm start 100 --machine q35
Start with timeout$ qm start 100 --timeout 60
SYNOPSIS
qm start [OPTIONS] vmid
DESCRIPTION
qm start starts a QEMU/KVM virtual machine in Proxmox VE. The VM must exist and not already be running. Various startup options can control the emulated machine type, timeout, and other parameters.
PARAMETERS
vmid
The numeric ID of the virtual machine--machine type
Specify the QEMU machine type (e.g., q35, pc, pc-i440fx)--timeout seconds
Timeout in seconds for the start operation--skiplock boolean
Skip lock check (root only)--stateuri uri
URI to restore state from a migration or snapshot
CAVEATS
The VM must be in a stopped state to start. If the VM has pending configuration changes, they will be applied on start. Ensure sufficient resources (CPU, memory, storage) are available.
HISTORY
qm start is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform for managing QEMU/KVM virtual machines.
SEE ALSO
qm(1), qm-stop(1), qm-shutdown(1)