> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fased.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# start

# `fased start`

Start the runtime using Fased's current startup decision logic.

Browser equivalent: none. This is an operator command used before the browser
UI is available.

## Usage

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
fased start
fased start --mode auto
fased start --mode gateway
fased start --mode managed
```

Modes:

* `auto`: choose managed startup when the config needs federation, tunnel, or
  wallet preflight; otherwise start the local gateway
* `gateway`: start only the local gateway runtime
* `managed`: run the managed startup path

For direct gateway options such as port, bind mode, auth, and Tailscale, use
[`fased gateway`](/cli/gateway).

## Stop

If `fased start` is running in the current terminal, stop it with:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
Ctrl+C
```

If Fased was installed as a local Gateway service, stop the service with:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
fased gateway stop
```

On a hosted VPS install, the root-managed Gateway service runs as the non-login
`fased-gateway` user; `app` is the separate human operator. Normal operation
should use:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
fased gateway status
fased gateway restart
```

Stopping that hosted service is an admin action:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
sudo systemctl stop fased-gateway.service
```

Related:

* [Gateway CLI](/cli/gateway)
* [Managed CLI](/cli/managed)
* [Install](/install/index)