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title: daemon start
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The `moon daemon start` command will start the daemon background process if it's not already
running. If a daemon is already running for this workspace, the existing process is reused.

```shell
$ moon daemon start
```

:::info

You typically don't need to run this command manually. When the daemon is
[enabled](../../guides/daemon#enabling-the-daemon), it starts automatically with any `moon` command.

:::

:::caution

The daemon must be enabled in your [workspace configuration](../../config/workspace) before it can
be started. If the `daemon` setting is not enabled, this command will display a warning and exit.

:::
