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## thv start

Start (resume) a tooling server

### Synopsis

Start (or resume) a tooling server managed by ToolHive.
If the server is not running, it will be started.
The alias "thv restart" is kept for backward compatibility.
Supports both container-based and remote MCP servers.

```
thv start [workload-name] [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -a, --all            Restart all MCP servers
  -f, --foreground     Run the restarted workload in foreground mode (default false)
  -g, --group string   Filter by group
  -h, --help           help for start
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug   Enable debug mode
```

### SEE ALSO

* [thv](thv.md)	 - ToolHive (thv) is a lightweight, secure, and fast manager for MCP servers

