--- title: Start url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/database/maintenance/start description: Initiates immediate maintenance operations on a Vultr database instance, temporarily making it unavailable while system updates are performed. publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:04:00.987246Z last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:43:18.698444Z --- The `vultr-cli database maintenance start` command initiates immediate maintenance on a Vultr managed database instance, temporarily taking it offline for system updates or configuration changes. ## Usage ```console $ vultr-cli database maintenance start ```