lxc.launch

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NAME

   lxc-launch - Create and start instances from images

SYNOPSIS

   lxc launch [:] [:][] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

   Description:
     Create and start instances from images

OPTIONS

   -c, --config=[]      Config key/value to apply to the new instance``

   --console[=""]      Immediately attach to the console``

   -d, --device=[]      New key/value to apply to a specific device``

   --empty[=false]      Create an empty instance

   -e, --ephemeral[=false]      Ephemeral instance

   -n, --network=""      Network name``

   --no-profiles[=false]      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[=false]      Create a virtual machine

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

   --debug[=false]      Show all debug messages

   --force-local[=false]      Force using the local unix socket

   -h, --help[=false]      Print help

   --project=""      Override the source project``

   -q, --quiet[=false]      Don't show progress information

   --sub-commands[=false]      Use with help or --help to view sub-commands

   -v, --verbose[=false]      Show all information messages

   --version[=false]      Print version number

EXAMPLE

     lxc launch ubuntu:22.04 u1

     lxc launch ubuntu:22.04 u1 < config.yaml
         Create and start a container with configuration from config.yaml

     lxc launch ubuntu:22.04 u2 -t aws:t2.micro
         Create and start a container using the same size as an AWS t2.micro (1 vCPU, 1GiB of RAM)

     lxc launch ubuntu:22.04 v1 --vm -c limits.cpu=4 -c limits.memory=4GiB
         Create and start a virtual machine with 4 vCPUs and 4GiB of RAM

SEE ALSO

   lxc(1)

HISTORY

   22-Jun-2025 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

Auto generated by spf13/cobra Jun 2025 LXD - Command line client(1)