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# Start the environment

Starting an environment will start all services of the environment. You can also start the services individually, for more information, go to [Start a service](https://productresources.collibra.com/docs/collibra/latest/Default.htm#cshid=DOC1616).

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When you use a network service account to start the agent and console services, the account must be available when the node starts. If the account is not available, the startup will fail.
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## Steps

To start an environment, follow these steps:

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Open Collibra Console with a user profile that has at least the **ADMIN** role.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> Collibra Console opens with the **Infrastructure** page.
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Click the name of an environment to show its details.
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Click <img src="https://2506952333-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FyaPea5X9i57QjtoviPeO%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7c75690aa63e7d145b02fb4b9cc10ecf42040f60%2Fplay-large%402x.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line"> **Start**.
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The environment is operational when all services are started and the environment has the status **running**.