init

The init command creates an instance but does not start it immediately.

amc init <app_id | image_id> [options]

The following options are available:

Option

Input type

Description

Default value

-a, --addons

String

Comma-separated list of addons to install in the instance. Applicable for raw instances only.

-c, --cpus

Integer

Number of CPU cores to be assigned for the instance.

2

--devmode

Enables developer mode for the instance.

Disabled

--disable-watchdog

Disables watchdog for the instance. Applicable for regular instances only.

-d, --disk-size

String

Disk size of the instance.

3 GB for a container instance;
15 GB for a virtual machine instance

--enable-graphics

Enables graphics for the instance

Disabled

-f, --features

String

Comma-separated list of features to enable for the Anbox runtime inside the instance

-g, --gpu-slots

Integer

Number of GPU slots to be assigned for the instance.

-1

-h, --help

Displays help information for the command

-m, --memory

String

Memory to be assigned for the instance

3GB

--metrics-server

String

Metrics server to which the instance sends its data

--no-wait

Indicates not to wait for the instance to start

Disabled

-n, --node

String

Indicates the LXD node to use for creating the instance

-p, --platform

String

Indicates the Anbox platform to use

null platform

-r, --raw

Creates a raw instance for the specified image instead of an application instance

-s, --service

String array

Services to expose on the instance’s IP endpoint for external access (public or private)

--tags

String

Comma-separated list of tags to set for the instance

-t, --timeout

String value that indicates the maximum time to wait for the operation to complete. The default value is 5m.

--userdata

String

Additional user data to be sent to the created instance

--userdata-path

String

Path to a file with additional user data to be sent to the created instance

--version

Integer

Indicates the specific version of an application or image to use when creating an instance

-1

--vm

Creates a virtual machine instead of a container

Disabled

-v, --vpu-slots

Integer

Indicates the number of VPU slots to be assigned for the instance.

-1