name : start-instance.rst **To start an instance** The following ``start-instance`` example starts the specified instance. :: aws lightsail start-instance \ --instance-name WordPress-1 Output:: { "operations": [ { "id": "f88d2a93-7cea-4165-afce-2d688cb18f23", "resourceName": "WordPress-1", "resourceType": "Instance", "createdAt": 1571695583.463, "location": { "availabilityZone": "us-west-2a", "regionName": "us-west-2" }, "isTerminal": false, "operationType": "StartInstance", "status": "Started", "statusChangedAt": 1571695583.463 } ] }