# rpk debug remote-bundle start

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description: Start a remote debug bundle collection in your cluster. This command starts the debug collection process in a remote cluster that you configured in flags, environment variables, or your rpk profile.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-debug/rpk-debug-remote-bundle-start.md -->

Start a remote debug bundle collection in your cluster.

This command starts the debug collection process in a remote cluster that you configured in flags, environment variables, or your rpk profile.

After starting the debug collection process, you can query the status with `rpk debug remote-bundle status`. When it completes, you can download it with `rpk debug remote-bundle download`.

Use the flag `--no-confirm` to avoid the confirmation prompt.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk debug remote-bundle start [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --controller-logs-size-limit | string | The size limit of the controller logs that can be stored in the bundle. For example: 3MB, 1GiB. |
| --cpu-profiler-wait | duration | How long to collect samples for the CPU profiler. For example: 30s, 1.5m. Must be higher than 15s. |
| --job-id | string | Custom UUID to assign to the job that generates the debug bundle. |
| --kafka-connections-limit | int | The maximum number of Kafka connections to store in the bundle. |
| -l, --label-selector | stringArray | Comma-separated label selectors to filter your resources. For example: <label>=<value>,<label>=<value> (K8s only). |
| --logs-since | string | Include logs dated from specified date onward; (journalctl date format: YYYY-MM-DD, yesterday, or today). See the journalctl documentation for more options. |
| --logs-size-limit | string | Read the logs until the given size is reached. For example: 3MB, 1GiB. |
| --logs-until | string | Include logs older than the specified date; (journalctl date format: YYYY-MM-DD, yesterday, or today). See the journalctl documentation for more options. |
| --metrics-interval | duration | Interval between metrics snapshots. For example: 30s, 1.5m. |
| --metrics-samples | int | Number of metrics samples to take (at the interval of --metrics-interval). Must be >= 2. |
| -n, --namespace | string | The namespace to use to collect the resources from (K8s only). |
| --no-confirm | bool | Disable confirmation prompt. |
| -p, --partition | stringArray | Comma-separated partition IDs. When provided, rpk saves extra Admin API requests for those partitions. See the help for extended usage. |
| --wait | bool | Wait for completion of remote bundle before returning. |
| --wait-timeout | duration | How long to wait locally for remote-bundle completion if --wait is specified. Collection on cluster will continue regardless. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |