Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk cluster rpk cluster storage rpk cluster storage restore start You are viewing the Self-Managed v24.3 beta documentation. We welcome your feedback at the Redpanda Community Slack #beta-feedback channel. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk cluster storage restore start Start the topic restoration process. This command starts the process of restoring topics from the archival bucket. If the wait flag (--wait/-w) is set, the command will poll the status of the recovery process until it’s finished. See also: Whole Cluster Restore for Disaster Recovery. Usage rpk cluster storage restore start [flags] Aliases restore, recovery Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for start. --polling-interval duration The status check interval (e.g. '30s', '1.5m'); ignored if --wait is not used (default 5s). -w, --wait - Wait until the operation is complete. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. --profile string Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. -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 cluster storage restore rpk cluster storage restore status