# Start

### Description

The `Start` action is a special action, as it is the starting point for all workflow executions.

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Note: Every workflow needs to have one and only one start action.
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Warning: The start action has additional options to repeat a workflow. This works in both the local and remote workflow engine, but is mainly available for historical reasons and shouldn’t be considered as an alternative to `cron`, Apache Airflow or any other type of scheduling.
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When you activate the repeat option the workflow will continue to run and restart based on the interval you specify. This can be on a fixed day with a specific timestamp. Or every x seconds/minutes

While this does not replace a scheduler it can be used for basic scheduling. Please note that using this will keep the workflow in a running state meaning the Java process will continue to exist and use resources on the system.


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