# lms daemon up

Start llmster from the CLI.

The `lms daemon up` command starts llmster

### Flags

--json (optional) : flag

Output the result in JSON format

## Start the daemon

```
lms daemon up
```

If the daemon is not already running, this starts it and prints the PID. If it is already running, it reports the current status.

### JSON output

For scripting or automation:

```
lms daemon up --json
```

Example output:

```
{ "status": "running", "pid": 26754, "isDaemon": true, "version": "0.4.4+1" }
```

### Check the daemon status

See [`lms daemon status`](/content/docs/cli/daemon/daemon-status/index.html) to check whether the daemon is running.

### Learn more

To find out more about llmster, see [Headless Mode](/content/docs/developer/core/headless/index.html).