doctl compute droplet create <droplet-name>... [flags]
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Use this command to create a new Droplet. Required values are name, size, and image. For example, to create an Ubuntu 20.04 with 1 vCPU and 1 GB of RAM in the NYC1 datacenter region, run:
doctl compute droplet create --image ubuntu-20-04-x64 --size s-1vcpu-1gb --region nyc1 example.com
| Option | Description |
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--droplet-agent
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By default, the agent is installed on new Droplets but installation errors are ignored. Set –droplet-agent=false to prevent installation. Set true to make installation errors fatal.
Default: false
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--enable-backups
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Enables backups for the Droplet
Default: false
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--enable-ipv6
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Enables IPv6 support and assigns an IPv6 address
Default: false
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--enable-monitoring
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Install the DigitalOcean agent for additional monitoring
Default: false
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--enable-private-networking
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Enables private networking for the Droplet by provisioning it inside of your account’s default VPC for the region
Default: false
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--format
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Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Name, PublicIPv4, PrivateIPv4, PublicIPv6, Memory, VCPUs, Disk, Region, Image, VPCUUID, Status, Tags, Features, Volumes.
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--help
, -h
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Help for this command |
--image
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An ID or slug indicating the image the Droplet will be based-on (e.g. ubuntu-20-04-x64). Use the commands under doctl compute image to find additional images. (required)
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--no-header
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Return raw data with no headers
Default: false
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--region
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A slug indicating the region where the Droplet will be created (e.g. nyc1). Run doctl compute region list for a list of valid regions.
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--size
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A slug indicating the size of the Droplet (e.g. s-1vcpu-1gb). Run doctl compute size list for a list of valid sizes. (required)
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--ssh-keys
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A list of SSH key fingerprints or IDs of the SSH keys to embed in the Droplet’s root account upon creation |
--tag-name
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A tag name to be applied to the Droplet |
--tag-names
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A list of tag names to be applied to the Droplet |
--user-data
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User-data to configure the Droplet on first boot |
--user-data-file
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The path to a file containing user-data to configure the Droplet on first boot |
--volumes
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A list of block storage volume IDs to attach to the Droplet |
--vpc-uuid
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The UUID of a non-default VPC to create the Droplet in |
--wait
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Wait for Droplet creation to complete before returning
Default: false
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| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute droplet | Manage virtual machines (Droplets) |
| Option | Description |
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--access-token, -t
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API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u
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Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c
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Specify a custom config file
Default:
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--context
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Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max
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Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5
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--http-retry-wait-max
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Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30
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--http-retry-wait-min
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Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1
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--interactive
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Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false
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--output, -o
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Desired output format [text|json]
Default: text
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--trace
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Show a log of network activity while performing a command
Default: false
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--verbose, -v
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Enable verbose output
Default: false
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