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---
section: cli-commands
title: npm-start
description: Start a package
---
# npm-start(1)
## Start a package
### Synopsis
```bash
npm start [-- <args>]
```
### Description
This runs an arbitrary command specified in the package's `"start"` property of
its `"scripts"` object. If no `"start"` property is specified on the
`"scripts"` object, it will run `node server.js`.
As of [`[email protected]`](https://blog.npmjs.org/post/98131109725/npm-2-0-0), you can
use custom arguments when executing scripts. Refer to [`npm run-script`](/cli-commands/npm-run-script) for more details.
### See Also
* [npm run-script](/cli-commands/npm-run-script)
* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts)
* [npm test](/cli-commands/npm-test)
* [npm restart](/cli-commands/npm-restart)
* [npm stop](/cli-commands/npm-stop)