File: //usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/lightsail/start-relational-database.rst
**To start a relational database**
The following ``start-relational-database`` example starts the specified relational database. ::
aws lightsail start-relational-database \
--relational-database-name Database-1
Output::
{
"operations": [
{
"id": "4d5294ec-a38a-4fda-9e37-aEXAMPLE0d24",
"resourceName": "Database-1",
"resourceType": "RelationalDatabase",
"createdAt": 1571695998.822,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationType": "StartRelationalDatabase",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571695998.822
}
]
}