# docker compose start

**Description:** Start services

**Usage:** `docker compose start [SERVICE...]`










## Description

Starts existing containers for a service


## Options

| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `--wait` |  |  Wait for services to be running|healthy. Implies detached mode. |
| `--wait-timeout` |  |  Maximum duration in seconds to wait for the project to be running|healthy<br> |