gcloud: Thu Mar 26 12:11:21 UTC 2026

gcloud/alpha/emulators/firestore/start

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ NAME
 
 SYNOPSIS
     gcloud alpha emulators firestore start [--database-mode=DATABASE_MODE]
+        [--edition=EDITION; default="standard"]
         [--export-on-exit=EXPORT_ON_EXIT] [--host-port=HOST_PORT]
         [--import-data=IMPORT_DATA] [--licenses] [--rules=RULES]
         [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ EXAMPLES
         $ gcloud alpha emulators firestore start \
             --export-on-exit=<path/to/directory>
 
+    To run the local Firestore emulator with a specific database edition, run:
+
+        $ gcloud alpha emulators firestore start --edition=edition
+
 FLAGS
      --database-mode=DATABASE_MODE
         The database mode to start the Firestore Emulator in. The valid options
@@ -45,6 +50,10 @@ FLAGS
             `firestore-native` (default): start the emulator in Firestore Native
             `datastore-mode`: start the emulator in Datastore Mode
 
+     --edition=EDITION; default="standard"
+        The database edition to start the Firestore Emulator in. EDITION must
+        be one of: standard, enterprise.
+
      --export-on-exit=EXPORT_ON_EXIT
         Directory path in which emulator data will be saved upon shutdown.
         Example:/home/user/myexports/2024-03-26/