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+# etcd
+
+> A distributed, reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system.
+> More information: <https://etcd.io>.
+
+- Start a single-node etcd cluster:
+
+`etcd`
+
+- Start a single-node etcd cluster, listening for client requests on a custom url:
+
+`etcd --advertise-client-urls {{http://127.0.0.1:1234}} --listen-client-urls {{http://127.0.0.1:1234}}`
+
+- Start a single-node etcd cluster with a custom name:
+
+`etcd --name {{my_etcd_cluster}}`
+
+- Start a single-node etcd cluster with extensive metrics available at http://localhost:2379/debug/pprof/:
+
+`etcd --enable-pprof --metrics extensive`