.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_EMULATORS_DATASTORE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha emulators datastore \- manage your local datastore emulator



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha emulators datastore\fR \fICOMMAND\fR [\fB\-\-data\-dir\fR=\fIDATA_DIR\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR This set of commands allows you to start and use a local datastore
emulator.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To start a local datastore emulator, run:

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



.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-data\-dir\fR=\fIDATA_DIR\fR

The directory to be used to store/retrieve data/config for an emulator run. The
default value is \f5<USER_CONFIG_DIR>/emulators/datastore\fR. The value of
USER_CONFIG_DIR can be found by running:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud info \-\-format='get(config.paths.global_config_dir)'
.RE


.RE
.sp

.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-help.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "COMMANDS"

\f5\fICOMMAND\fR\fR is one of the following:

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fBenv\-init\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Print the commands required to export env variables of a
datastore.

.TP 2m
\fBenv\-unset\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Print the commands required to unset a datastore emulators env
variables.

.TP 2m
\fBstart\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Start a local datastore emulator.


.RE
.sp

.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 datastore
.RE