jrun start¶

Boot the FreeBSD VM.

jrun start

On first run, jrun downloads a FreeBSD image, boots it with hardware acceleration, and provisions SSH access. Subsequent runs boot instantly from the existing image.

Options¶

--base¶

Apply a base config to the VM:

jrun start --base base.ucl

Base configs define VM-level provisioning, mounts, and port forwards. See Base config for the full reference.

--provision¶

Re-run complete base provisioning regardless of current VM state:

jrun start --provision

Useful after editing the base config or its playbooks.

--mode¶

Boot the VM with a specific display mode:

jrun start --mode graphic

Opens a QEMU window with mouse and keyboard support. Useful for running graphical desktops or debugging boot issues. The default mode is headless.