MCPVault

start_instance

MCP tool from TrueNasCoreMCP by vespo92

Start an instance

How to use it

start_instance is exposed by the TrueNasCoreMCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the start_instance tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install TrueNasCoreMCP

$uvx truenas-mcp-server
FULL TRUENASCOREMCP LISTING

Other tools in TrueNasCoreMCP (39)

clone_snapshot

Clone to new dataset

create_dataset

Create new dataset with options

create_iscsi_target

Create iSCSI target

create_nfs_export

Create NFS export

create_smb_share

Create Windows share

create_snapshot

Create manual snapshot

create_snapshot_task

Setup automated snapshots

create_user

Create new user account

delete_dataset

Remove dataset

delete_snapshot

Remove snapshot

delete_user

Remove user account

get_app

Get detailed app information

get_app_config

Get full app configuration

get_instance

Get instance details

get_legacy_vm

Get VM details

get_pool_status

Detailed pool health and statistics

get_user

Get specific user information

list_apps

Show all TrueNAS apps with status

list_datasets

List all datasets

list_instance_devices

Show attached devices

list_instances

Show VMs and containers

list_iscsi_targets

Show iSCSI targets

list_legacy_vms

Show bhyve VMs

list_nfs_exports

Show NFS exports

list_pools

Show all storage pools

list_smb_shares

Show SMB/CIFS shares

list_snapshots

Show snapshots

list_users

List all users with details

redeploy_app

Redeploy after config changes

restart_app

Restart an app

restart_instance

Restart an instance

rollback_snapshot

Revert to snapshot

start_app

Start an app

stop_app

Stop an app

stop_instance

Stop an instance

update_app_config

Update app configuration

update_dataset

Modify dataset properties

update_instance

Update CPU/memory/autostart

update_user

Modify user properties