Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk redpanda rpk redpanda start This is documentation for Self-Managed v23.2, which is no longer supported. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk redpanda start Start Redpanda. Setting up a mode It’s possible to setup a mode for redpanda to start. Currently we support the mode dev-container. To set up the mode dev-container run: rpk redpanda start --mode dev-container Mode uses well-known configuration properties for development or tests environments: Bundled flags: --overprovisioned --reserve-memory 0M --check=false --unsafe-bypass-fsync Bundled cluster properties: auto_create_topics_enabled: true group_topic_partitions: 3 storage_min_free_bytes: 10485760 (10MiB) topic_partitions_per_shard: 1000 fetch_reads_debounce_timeout: 10 After redpanda starts you can modify the cluster properties using: rpk config set <key> <value> Usage rpk redpanda start [flags] Flags Value Type Description --advertise-kafka-addr strings A comma-separated list of Kafka addresses to advertise (scheme://host:port|name). --advertise-pandaproxy-addr strings A comma-separated list of Pandaproxy addresses to advertise (scheme://host:port|name). --advertise-rpc-addr string The advertised RPC address (host:port). --check - When set to false will disable system checking before starting redpanda (default true). -h, --help - Help for start. --install-dir string Directory where redpanda has been installed. --kafka-addr strings A comma-separated list of Kafka listener addresses to bind to (scheme://host:port|name). --mode string Mode sets well-known configuration properties for development or test environments; use --mode help for more info. --pandaproxy-addr strings A comma-separated list of Pandaproxy listener addresses to bind to (scheme://host:port|name). --rpc-addr string The RPC address to bind to (host:port). --schema-registry-addr strings A comma-separated list of Schema Registry listener addresses to bind to (scheme://host:port|name). -s, --seeds strings A comma-separated list of seed nodes to connect to (scheme://host:port|name). --timeout duration The maximum time to wait for the checks and tune processes to complete. The value passed is a sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as 300ms, 1.5s or 2h45m. Valid time units are ns, us (or µs), ms, s, m, h (default 10s). --tune - When present will enable tuning before starting Redpanda. --well-known-io string The cloud vendor and VM type, in the format |vendor|:|vm type|:|storage type|. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings; '-X help' for detail or '-X list' for terser detail. --profile string rpk profile to use. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution rpk redpanda mode rpk redpanda stop