doctl compute droplet-action

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da

Description

Use the subcommands of doctl compute droplet-action to perform actions on Droplets.

You can use Droplet actions to perform tasks on a Droplet, such as rebooting, resizing, or snapshotting it.

Flags

Option Description
--help , -h Help for this command
Command Description
doctl compute Display commands that manage infrastructure
doctl compute droplet-action change-kernel Change a Droplet's kernel
doctl compute droplet-action disable-backups Disable backups on a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action enable-backups Enable backups on a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action enable-ipv6 Enable IPv6 on a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action enable-private-networking Enable private networking on a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action get Retrieve a specific Droplet action
doctl compute droplet-action password-reset Reset the root password for a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action power-cycle Powercycle a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action power-off Power off a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action power-on Power on a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action reboot Reboot a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action rebuild Rebuild a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action rename Rename a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action resize Resize a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action restore Restore a Droplet from a backup
doctl compute droplet-action shutdown Shut down a Droplet
doctl compute droplet-action snapshot Take a Droplet snapshot

Global Flags

Option Description
--access-token, -t API V2 access token
--api-url, -u Override default API endpoint
--config, -c Specify a custom config file
Default:
  • macOS: ${HOME}/Library/Application Support/doctl/config.yaml
  • Linux: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/doctl/config.yaml
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\doctl\config.yaml
--context Specify a custom authentication context name
--http-retry-max Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5
--http-retry-wait-max Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30
--http-retry-wait-min Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1
--interactive Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false
--output, -o Desired output format [text|json]
Default: text
--trace Show a log of network activity while performing a command
Default: false
--verbose, -v Enable verbose output
Default: false