$openstack server create

Create a server.

Usage

openstack server create --flavor <flavor> (--image <image> | --volume <volume>) \
  --network <network> [--key-name <key>] [--security-group <group>] <name>

Options

Option	Description
--flavor <flavor>	Flavor name or ID. Required.
--image <image>	Boot from an image.
--volume <volume>	Boot from an existing volume.
--boot-from-volume <GB>	Create a volume from the image and boot from it.
--network <network>	Attach a NIC on a network. Repeatable.
--port <port>	Attach an existing port.
--key-name <key>	Inject an SSH public key.
--security-group <group>	Attach a security group. Repeatable.
--user-data <file>	cloud-init user data.
--availability-zone <zone>	Place the server in a zone.
--wait	Wait for the build to finish.

Example

openstack server create \
  --flavor <flavor-id> \
  --volume <boot-volume-id> \
  --network <network-id> \
  --key-name mykey \
  --security-group default \
  --wait \
  vm1

note

Public flavors on Vietnix Cloud have disk 0, so boot from an nvmer3 volume. If the default volume type has no quota, create the volume with --type nvmer3 first and use --volume.