.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_EMULATORS_PUBSUB_START" 1



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



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



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

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

On successful start up, you should expect to see:

.RS 2m
...
[pubsub] This is the Google Pub/Sub fake.
[pubsub] Implementation may be incomplete or differ from the real system.
...
[pubsub] INFO: Server started, listening on 8538
.RE



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To start a local pubsub emulator, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha emulators pubsub start \-\-data\-dir=DATA\-DIR
.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/pubsub\fR. The value of
USER_CONFIG_DIR can be found by running:

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

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

The host:port to which the emulator should be bound. The default value is
[::1]:8085.


.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 pubsub start
.RE