# devbox services start
Source: https://www.jetify.com/docs/docs/devbox/cli-reference/devbox-services-start/index

Starts a service or list of services. If no service is specified, starts all services + process-compose.

```bash theme={null}
devbox services start [service]... [flags]
```

<Info>
  Note: We recommend using `devbox services up` if you are starting all your services and
  process-compose. This command lets you specify your process-compose file and whether to run
  process-compose in the foreground or background.
</Info>

## Options[​](#options "Direct link to Options")

| Option                     | Description                                                                      |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-e, --env stringToString` | environment variables to set in the devbox environment (default \[])             |
| `--env-file string`        | path to a file containing environment variables to set in the devbox environment |
| `-h, --help`               | help for start                                                                   |
| `-q, --quiet`              | Quiet mode: Suppresses logs.                                                     |

## SEE ALSO[​](#see-also "Direct link to SEE ALSO")

* [devbox services](/docs/devbox/cli-reference/devbox-services/) - Interact with devbox services

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