====Start====

**arditrigger.Start** is used to start monitoring your triggers using live ARDI data.

===Parameters===

^Name^Default^Meaning^
|host|localhost|The ARDI host name|
|site|default|The ARDI database/site|
|servicename|ARDI Trigger|The name of the application (used in outputs)|
|outputconfig|config.json|The file name containing the modular output system settings|

===Description===

This function starts monitoring your live data for triggers.

Note that this is a //blocking// function. If you'd like to run this without blocking your application, we suggest running it in a thread or subprocess.

===Example===

<script>
arditrigger.Start("myserver","mysite")
</script>

===See Also===

[[Backfill|Backfill]] and [[Interactive|Interactive]].