---
description: Start a machine
keywords:
- machine, start, subcommand
menu:
  main:
    identifier: machine.start
    parent: smn_machine_subcmds
title: start
---

# start

```none
Usage: docker-machine start [arg...]

Start a machine

Description:
   Argument(s) are one or more machine names.
```


For example:

```none
$ docker-machine start dev
Starting VM...
```