# kraft cloud instance start

Start an instance on KraftCloud from a stopped instance.


```
kraft cloud instance start [FLAGS] [UUID|NAME [UUID|NAME]...]
```

### Examples

```
# Start an instance by UUID
$ kraft cloud instance start 77d0316a-fbbe-488d-8618-5bf7a612477a

# Start an instance by name
$ kraft cloud instance start my-instance-431342

# Start multiple instances
$ kraft cloud instance start my-instance-431342 my-instance-other-2313

```

## Options

```
  -a, --all             Start all instances
  -h, --help            help for start
  -w, --wait duration   Timeout to wait for the instance to start (ms/s/m/h)
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --allow-insecure   Allow insecure connections to the Unikraft Cloud API
      --metro string     Unikraft Cloud metro location
      --token string     Unikraft Cloud access token
```

## See Also

* [`kraft cloud instance`](/docs/cli/kraft/cloud/instance): Manage instances