# daemon:start

EXPERIMENTAL: Start the project graph daemon server (either in the background or the current process)

## Usage

```bash
nx daemon:start
```

[Install `nx` globally]({{framework}}/getting-started/nx-setup#install-nx) to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npx nx`, `yarn nx`, or `pnpx nx`.

## Options

### background

Default: `true`

### help

Show help

### version

Show version number