doctl compute volume create <volume-name> [flags]
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Use this command to create a block storage volume on your account.
You can use flags to specify the volume size, region, description, filesystem type, tags, and to create a volume from an existing volume snapshot.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--desc
|
Volume description |
--format
|
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ```ID, Name, Size, Region, Filesystem Type, Filesystem Label, DropletIDs, Tags`.
|
--fs-label
|
Volume filesystem label |
--fs-type
|
Volume filesystem type (ext4 or xfs) |
--help
, -h
|
Help for this command |
--no-header
|
Return raw data with no headers
Default: false
|
--region
|
Volume region; should not be specified with a snapshot |
--size
|
Volume size (required)
Default: 4TiB
|
--snapshot
|
Volume snapshot; should not be specified with a region |
--tag
|
Tags to apply to the volume; comma separate or repeat --tag to add multiple tags at once
|
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute volume | Display commands to manage block storage volumes |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t
|
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u
|
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c
|
Specify a custom config file
Default:
|
--context
|
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--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
|