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title: goal node start
---
## goal node start
Initialize the specified Algorand node
```
goal node start [flags]
```
### Options
```
-h, --help help for start
-H, --hosted Run algod hosted by algoh
-l, --listen string Endpoint / REST address to listen on
-p, --peer string Peer address to dial for initial connection
-t, --telemetry string Enable telemetry if supported (Use "true", "false", "0" or "1")
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
-d, --datadir stringArray Data directory for the node
-k, --kmddir string Data directory for kmd
```
### SEE ALSO
* [goal node](../../node/node/) - Manage a specified algorand node