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# `lxc init`

Create instances from images

## Synopsis

Description:
  Create instances from images



```
lxc init [<remote>:]<image> [<remote>:][<name>] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  lxc init ubuntu:24.04 u1
      Create a container (but do not start it)

  lxc init ubuntu:24.04 u1 < config.yaml
      Create a container with configuration from config.yaml

  lxc init ubuntu:24.04 v1 --vm -c limits.cpu=4 -c limits.memory=4GiB
      Create a virtual machine with 4 vCPUs and 4GiB of RAM

  lxc init ubuntu:24.04 v1 --vm -c limits.cpu=2 -c limits.memory=8GiB -d root,size=32GiB
      Create a virtual machine with 2 vCPUs, 8GiB of RAM and a root disk of 32GiB
```

## Options

```
  -c, --config        Config key/value to apply to the new instance
  -d, --device        New key/value to apply to a specific device
      --empty         Create an empty instance
  -e, --ephemeral     Ephemeral instance
  -n, --network       Network name
      --no-profiles   Create the instance with no profiles applied
  -p, --profile       Profile to apply to the new instance
  -s, --storage       Storage pool name
      --target        Cluster member name
  -t, --type          Instance type
      --vm            Create a virtual machine
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug          Show all debug messages
      --force-local    Force using the local unix socket
  -h, --help           Print help
      --project        Override the source project
  -q, --quiet          Don't show progress information
      --sub-commands   Use with help or --help to view sub-commands
  -v, --verbose        Show all information messages
      --version        Print version number
```

## SEE ALSO

* [lxc](lxc.md)	 - Command line client for LXD