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 - Command line client for LXD