# start-containers ## Prerequisites Docker must be installed on the device, as well as the [Docker SDK for Python](https://pypi.org/project/docker/) ## What it does Starts a list of specified containers on device using Docker ## Details To execute this job, use the following JSON as an example: ``` { "operation": "start-containers", "images": [ { "name": "bfirsh/reticulate-splines", "version": "latest" } ] } ``` The *operation* key must have a value of '*start-containers*'. Each object in the *image* array must have: * a *name* key - the name of the container to be started * a *version* key - the version of the container to be started