# axx up

> Start the apps from axx.yaml and keep them running between `axx run`s

Source: https://axx.nimbusxr.us/references/cli/axx-up/

Start applications (all enabled apps, or the ones named) in the background and
wait until they are ready. Later `axx run` invocations reuse them instead of
starting and stopping them each time, which is the fastest local loop.
Stop them with `axx down`. App output goes to .axx/logs/apps.log.

```text
Usage:
  axx up [apps...] [flags]

Flags:
      --debug string[="*"]   start apps with their debug command (all, or a comma-separated list)
  -D, --define stringArray   set a property for ${sys:name}, e.g. -D local.host=docker
  -h, --help                 help for up
      --profile string       apply profiles.<name> / axx.<name>.yaml (env: AXX_PROFILE)

Global Flags:
      --compact         print only what matters (auto-enabled for coding agents)
  -c, --config string   path to axx.yaml (default: search upward from the working directory)
      --json            emit machine-readable JSON (stable envelope)
      --no-color        disable colored output
  -v, --verbose count   increase log verbosity (-v, -vv)
```