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% podman-machine-start 1
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## NAME
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podman\-machine\-start - Start a virtual machine
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## SYNOPSIS
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**podman machine start** [*name*]
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## DESCRIPTION
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Starts a virtual machine for Podman.
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Rootless only.
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Podman on MacOS and Windows requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are Linux -
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containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core functionality are
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tied to the Linux kernel. Podman machine must be used to manage MacOS and Windows machines,
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but can be optionally used on Linux.
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Only one Podman managed VM can be active at a time. If a VM is already running,
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`podman machine start` will return an error.
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**podman machine start** starts a Linux virtual machine where containers are run.
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## OPTIONS
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#### **--help**
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Print usage statement.
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## EXAMPLES
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```
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$ podman machine start myvm
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```
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## SEE ALSO
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**[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-machine(1)](podman-machine.1.md)**
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## HISTORY
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March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui <acui@redhat.com>
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