doctl compute volume create
Generated on 9 Apr 2025
from doctl version
v1.124.0
Usage
doctl compute volume create <volume-name> [flags]Aliases
cDescription
Creates 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.
Use the doctl compute volume-action attach <volume-id> <droplet-id> command to attach a new volume to a Droplet.
Example
The following example creates a 4TiB volume named example-volume in the nyc1 region. The command also applies two tags to the volume:
doctl compute volume create example-volume --region nyc1 --size 4TiB --tag frontend,backendFlags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--desc |
A description of the volume |
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Name, Size, Region, Filesystem Type, Filesystem Label, DropletIDs, Tags. |
--fs-label |
The volume’s filesystem label |
--fs-type |
The volume’s filesystem type: ext4 or xfs. If not specified, the volume is left unformatted |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--region |
The volume’s region. Not compatible with the --snapshot flag |
--size |
Volume size (required) Default: 4TiB |
--snapshot |
Creates a volume from the specified snapshot ID. Not compatible with the --region flag |
--tag |
A comma-separated list of tags to apply to the volume. For example, --tag frontend or --tag frontend,backend |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute volume | Display commands to manage block storage volumes |
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: |
--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 |