.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_EMULATORS_BIGTABLE_START" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha emulators bigtable start \- start a local Bigtable emulator



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha emulators bigtable start\fR [\fB\-\-host\-port\fR=\fIHOST_PORT\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR This command starts a local Bigtable emulator.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To start a local Bigtable emulator, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha emulators bigtable start
.RE



.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-host\-port\fR=\fIHOST_PORT\fR

The host:port to which the emulator should be bound. The default value is
localhost:8086.


.RE
.sp

.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-access\-token\-file, \-\-account,
\-\-billing\-project, \-\-configuration, \-\-flags\-file, \-\-flatten,
\-\-format, \-\-help, \-\-impersonate\-service\-account, \-\-log\-http,
\-\-project, \-\-quiet, \-\-trace\-token, \-\-user\-output\-enabled,
\-\-verbosity.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "NOTES"

This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation\-only early access
allowlist. This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta emulators bigtable start
.RE