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discourse: 9223
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# How to access the console
Use the `lxc console` command to attach to instance consoles.
The console is available at boot time already, so you can use it to see boot messages and, if necessary, debug startup issues of a container or VM.
To get an interactive console, enter the following command:
lxc console <instance_name>
To show log output, pass the `--show-log` flag:
lxc console <instance_name> --show-log
You can also immediately attach to the console when you start your instance:
lxc start <instance_name> --console
lxc start <instance_name> --console=vga
## Access the graphical console (for virtual machines)
```{youtube} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEUsTMiq4B4
```
On virtual machines, log on to the console to get graphical output.
Using the console you can, for example, install an operating system using a graphical interface or run a desktop environment.
An additional advantage is that the console is available even if the `lxd-agent` process is not running.
This means that you can access the VM through the console before the `lxd-agent` starts up, and also if the `lxd-agent` is not available at all.
To start the VGA console with graphical output for your VM, you must install a SPICE client (for example, `virt-viewer` or `spice-gtk-client`).
Then enter the following command:
lxc console <vm_name> --type vga
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