Phala Cloud Documentation — Confidential AI on TEE

This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases.

Command: `phala simulator start`

phala simulator start [options]

Start the TEE simulator

Option	Description
`-p, --port <value>`	Simulator port (default: 8090)
`-v, --verbose`	Enable verbose output

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`--version`	Show CLI version
`--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN`	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
`-j, --json, --no-json`	Output in JSON format
`--interactive`	Enable interactive mode for commands that support it
`--cvm-id <value>`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
`--profile PROFILE`	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
`--api-version <value>`	API version to use (e.g. 2026-01-21, 2026-05-22, 2026-06-23)
`--timeout SECONDS`	Request timeout in seconds (default 60)

phala simulator start --help