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# startHostController

> This operation starts the WildFly Host Controller process. The startHostController operation is only applicable in Domain mode. This operation is supp

* This operation starts the WildFly Host Controller process.

* The startHostController operation is only applicable in Domain mode.

* This operation is supported for WildFly versions 8, 9 and 10.

# Target Properties

<table><colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><th>**Property Name**</th><th>**Property Code**</th><th>**Required**</th><th>**Description**</th></tr><tr><td>WildFly Home</td><td>`FDWFLY_WILDFLY_HOME`</td><td>Yes</td><td>The pathname to the directory in which WildFly has been installed.</td></tr><tr><td>WildFly Start Server Timeout</td><td>`FDWFLY_START_SERVER_TIMEOUT`</td><td>No</td><td>Time in seconds that the plugin operation will wait for the server to respond. The plugin operation will return as soon as the server responds, but if the operation doesn't complete before the timeout specified, the plugin operation will fail. Defaults to 300.</td></tr></tbody></table>

# Artifacts

This operation doesn't consume or produce any artifacts.

# Endpoint Selection

This operation will select all available endpoints associated to the Target.

# Endpoint Execution

This operation will randomly execute on one of the endpoints identified during selection.

# Special Considerations

If this operation is invoked on a server that is already running, an error will be logged, but that error will be ignored.