Provided by: podman_4.3.1+ds1-5ubuntu1_amd64 bug

NAME
       podman-machine-start - Start a virtual machine


SYNOPSIS
       podman machine start [name]


DESCRIPTION
       Starts a virtual machine for Podman.

       Rootless only.

       Podman  on  MacOS  and  Windows requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are
       Linux - containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core  functionality  are
       tied  to  the  Linux  kernel.  Podman  machine  must  be  used to manage MacOS and Windows
       machines, but can be optionally used on Linux.

       Only one Podman managed VM can be active at a time. If a VM  is  already  running,  podman
       machine start will return an error.

       podman machine start starts a Linux virtual machine where containers are run.


OPTIONS
   --help
       Print usage statement.


EXAMPLES
              $ podman machine start myvm


SEE ALSO
       podman(1), podman-machine(1)


HISTORY
       March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩

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