# gel instance start

Start a Gel instance.

```cli-synopsis
gel instance start [--foreground] <name>
```

## Description

`gel instance start` is a terminal command for starting a new Gel instance.

> Note: The `gel instance start` command is not intended for use with self-hosted instances.

## Options

`<name>`:
The Gel instance name.



`--foreground`:
Start the instance in the foreground rather than using systemd to manage the process (note you might need to stop non-foreground instance first).