.. _ref_cubic_create:

cubic create
============

.. code-block::

    $ cubic create --help
    Create a VM instance
    
    This command only creates the VM instance. Use cubic start <instance> to power
    it on and cubic ssh <instance> to connect to it.
    
    Examples:
    
      Create a VM instance with 8 vCPUs, 10G of RAM, 200G of storage:
      $ cubic create example1 --cpus 8 --memory 10G --disk 200G -i debian:trixie
    
      Create a VM instance and forward the instance's HTTP port to the host port 8000:
      $ cubic create example2 --port 8000:80 -i ubuntu
    
      Create a VM instance and forward the instance's DNS port to the host port 5353:
      $ cubic create example3 --port 5353:53/udp -i ubuntu
    
      Create a VM instance with multiple port forwarding rules:
      $ cubic create example4 -p 8000:80/tcp -p 5353:53/udp -i ubuntu:latest
    
      Create a VM instance and install Vim:
      $ cubic create example5 -e "sudo apt install -y vim" -i ubuntu
    
      Create a VM instance without network access:
      $ cubic create example6 --isolate -i ubuntu
    
      Create a VM instance from a template (command line arguments override the template):
      $ cubic create example7 --template ./my-template.toml
    
      Create a VM instance with network access from a template that isolates it:
      $ cubic create example8 --template ./my-template.toml --no-isolate
    
      Every distribution has the tags latest and stable. The tag latest is the
      newest release and the tag stable is the newest long term release. A plain
      name is a shortcut for stable, so --image ubuntu gives you the last LTS.
    
    Usage: cubic create [OPTIONS] <INSTANCE>
    
    Arguments:
      <INSTANCE>
              Name of the virtual machine instance
    
    Options:
      -t, --template <TEMPLATE>
              Template file with default values (e.g. --template ./my-template.toml)
    
      -i, --image <IMAGE>
              VM image name (e.g. 'debian:trixie', 'debian:latest' or 'debian')
    
      -u, --user <USER>
              Username of the guest account (default: your user name on the host)
    
      -c, --cpus <CPUS>
              Number of vCPUs for the VM instance (default: derived from host resources)
    
      -m, --memory <MEMORY>
              Memory amount of the VM instance (default: derived from host resources)
    
      -d, --disk <DISK>
              Disk size of the VM instance (default: 100G)
    
      -p, --port <PORT>
              Forward ports from guest to host (e.g. -p 8000:80 or -p 9000:90/tcp)
    
      -e, --execute <EXECUTE>
              Execute a command once on the first boot (repeatable, e.g. -e "sudo apt install ...")
    
          --isolate
              Isolate the VM instance from network
    
          --no-isolate
              Connect the VM instance to the network, even if the template isolates it
    
      -v, --verbose
              Increase logging output
    
      -q, --quiet
              Reduce logging output
    
      -h, --help
              Print help (see a summary with '-h')