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# devbox services up

> Starts process-compose and runs all the services in your project. If a list of services is specified in the arguments, only those services will be started.

```bash theme={null}
devbox services up [services]... [flags]
```

This command will launch the process-compose TUI in the foreground. To run process-compose and your
services in the background, use the `-b` flag.

Once your services are running, you can manage them using `services start`, `services stop`, and
`services restart`.

## Examples[​](#examples "Direct link to Examples")

```bash theme={null}
# Start all services with process compose in the foreground
devbox services up

# Start all services with process compose in the background
devbox services up -b

# Start only the web service with process compose in the foreground
devbox services up web
```

## Options[​](#options "Direct link to Options")

| Option                          | Description                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-b, --background`              | Run service in background                                                                                                        |
| `-c, --config string`           | path to directory containing a devbox.json config file                                                                           |
| `-e, --env stringToString`      | environment variables to set in the devbox environment (default \[])                                                             |
| `--env-file string`             | path to a file containing environment variables to set in the devbox environment                                                 |
| `-h, --help`                    | help for up                                                                                                                      |
| `--pcflags stringArray`         | additional flags to pass directly to process-compose                                                                             |
| `-p, --pcport int`              | specify the port for process-compose to use. You can also set the pcport by exporting DEVBOX\_PC\_PORT\_NUM                      |
| `--process-compose-file string` | path to process compose file or directory containing process compose-file.yaml\|yml. Default is directory containing devbox.json |
| `-q, --quiet`                   | Quiet mode: Suppresses logs.                                                                                                     |

## SEE ALSO[​](#see-also "Direct link to SEE ALSO")

* [devbox services](/docs/devbox/cli-reference/devbox-services/) - Interact with devbox services

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