# docker container start

**Description:** Start one or more stopped containers

**Usage:** `docker container start [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]`

**Aliases:** `docker start`








## Description

Start one or more stopped containers


## Options

| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `-a`, `--attach` |  |  Attach STDOUT/STDERR and forward signals |
| `--checkpoint` |  |  **experimental (daemon)** Restore from this checkpoint |
| `--checkpoint-dir` |  |  **experimental (daemon)** Use a custom checkpoint storage directory |
| `--detach-keys` |  |  Override the key sequence for detaching a container |
| `-i`, `--interactive` |  |  Attach container's STDIN |



## Examples

```console
$ docker start my_container
```