vboxmanage-startvm
Start VirtualBox virtual machines
TLDR
Start VM with GUI (default)
$ vboxmanage startvm [vmname]
Start headless (no window, for remote display)$ vboxmanage startvm [vmname] --type headless
Start with separate detachable frontend$ vboxmanage startvm [vmname] --type separate
Start VM by UUID$ vboxmanage startvm [670e746d-abea-4ba6-ad02-2a3b043810a5]
Set environment variable when starting$ vboxmanage startvm [vmname] --putenv "[DISPLAY=:0.0]"
SYNOPSIS
vboxmanage startvm vmname|uuid [--type type] [--putenv name=value]
DESCRIPTION
vboxmanage startvm starts a virtual machine that is currently in the Powered Off or Saved state. The VM can be specified by name or UUID. Supports GUI mode (default), headless (no window), and separate (detachable GUI). Use headless for server VMs.
PARAMETERS
--type type
Frontend type: gui (default, shows window), headless (no window, remote display only), separate (detachable UI).--putenv name=value
Set an environment variable for the VM process.
SEE ALSO
vboxmanage(1), vboxmanage-controlvm(1), vboxmanage-list(1), vboxmanage-showvminfo(1)