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     2  
     3  ## NAME
     4  podman\-machine\-start - Start a virtual machine
     5  
     6  ## SYNOPSIS
     7  **podman machine start** [*name*]
     8  
     9  ## DESCRIPTION
    10  
    11  Starts a virtual machine for Podman.
    12  
    13  Rootless only.
    14  
    15  Podman on MacOS and Windows requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are Linux -
    16  containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core functionality are
    17  tied to the Linux kernel. Podman machine must be used to manage MacOS and Windows machines,
    18  but can be optionally used on Linux.
    19  
    20  The default machine name is `podman-machine-default`. If a machine name is not specified as an argument,
    21  then `podman-machine-default` will be started.
    22  
    23  Only one Podman managed VM can be active at a time. If a VM is already running,
    24  `podman machine start` returns an error.
    25  
    26  **podman machine start** starts a Linux virtual machine where containers are run.
    27  
    28  ## OPTIONS
    29  
    30  #### **--help**
    31  
    32  Print usage statement.
    33  
    34  #### **--no-info**
    35  
    36  Suppress informational tips.
    37  
    38  #### **--quiet**, **-q**
    39  
    40  Suppress machine starting status output.
    41  
    42  ## EXAMPLES
    43  
    44  Start the specified podman machine.
    45  ```
    46  $ podman machine start myvm
    47  ```
    48  
    49  ## SEE ALSO
    50  **[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-machine(1)](podman-machine.1.md)**
    51  
    52  ## HISTORY
    53  March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui <acui@redhat.com>