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Last modified June 21, 2026

'muster start' command reference

muster start starts a service or runs a workflow. The aggregator must be running, or --endpoint must point at a remote one.

Usage

muster start <resource-type> <name> [parameters]

Resource types

TypeDescription
serviceStart a service by name
workflowRun a workflow, with optional parameters as flags

Workflow parameters are passed as --key=value flags and validated against the workflow’s argument schema.

Flags

start accepts the common flags. For workflows, additional --key=value flags supply the workflow arguments.

Examples

muster start service prometheus
muster start workflow deploy-app --environment=production --replicas=3