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# start-kafka

Start (power on) the Kafka broker in a network.

## Syntax

```bash
rumi cloud civo start-kafka \
  --api-key <token> \
  --region <region> \
  --network <network> \
  [options]
```

## Options

| Option      | Short | Description                                         | Default  |
| ----------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `--api-key` | `-k`  | The Civo API token to use (or set `CIVO_API_TOKEN`) | Required |
| `--region`  | `-r`  | The Civo region the instance is in (e.g. `FRA1`)    | Required |
| `--network` | `-n`  | Name of the network                                 | Required |
| `--nowait`  | `-o`  | Do not wait for the instance to fully start         | `false`  |

## Example

```bash
rumi cloud civo start-kafka \
  --api-key $CIVO_API_TOKEN \
  --region FRA1 \
  --network my-cloud
```

## See Also

* [launch-kafka](/rumi-cli/commands/cloud/civo/launch-kafka.md)
* [stop-kafka](/rumi-cli/commands/cloud/civo/stop-kafka.md)
* [terminate-kafka](/rumi-cli/commands/cloud/civo/terminate-kafka.md)