`eliza start`

Starts the HTTP + WebSocket API without an interactive REPL. Use this for local development, desktop shells, and headless deployments. eliza run is an alias for this command.

Options

Flag	Description
`--connection-key [key]`	Set or auto-generate a connection key for remote access. When passed without a value, a random 32-hex-character key is generated. When the server binds to a non-loopback address and no token is already set, a key is auto-generated regardless of this flag.

Behavior

Loads the configured agent runtime and plugins.
Binds to the server-only port (default 2138, override with ELIZA_PORT).
May print a connection key when binding on a non-loopback address and no token is set.
Shuts down cleanly on SIGINT or SIGTERM.

Common Options

Flag	Description
`--verbose`	Enable informational-level runtime logs
`--debug`	Enable debug-level runtime logs
`--profile <name>`	Load a named CLI profile (applies profile-specific env vars)
`--no-color`	Disable ANSI color output

Run eliza start --help for the full flag list in your build.

Examples

bash

# Start the server with default settings
eliza start
eliza start --connection-key
eliza start --connection-key my-secret-key
ELIZA_PORT=3000 eliza start

eliza start