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edgedb instance start

Start an EdgeDB instance.

edgedb instance start [--foreground] name

edgedb instance start is a terminal command for starting a new EdgeDB instance.

name

The EdgeDB 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).

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