doctl compute volume create <volume-name> [flags]
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Creates a block storage volume on your account.
You can use flags to specify the volume size, region, description, filesystem type, tags, and to create a volume from an existing volume snapshot.
Use the doctl compute volume-action attach <volume-id> <droplet-id> command to attach a new volume to a Droplet.
The following example creates a 4TiB volume named example-volume in the nyc1 region. The command also applies two tags to the volume:
doctl compute volume create example-volume --region nyc1 --size 4TiB --tag frontend,backend
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--desc
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A description of the volume |
--format
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Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Name, Size, Region, Filesystem Type, Filesystem Label, DropletIDs, Tags.
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--fs-label
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The volume’s filesystem label |
--fs-type
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The volume’s filesystem type: ext4 or xfs. If not specified, the volume is left unformatted |
--help
, -h
|
Help for this command |
--no-header
|
Return raw data with no headers
Default: false
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--region
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The volume’s region. Not compatible with the --snapshot flag
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--size
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Volume size (required)
Default: 4TiB
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--snapshot
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Creates a volume from the specified snapshot ID. Not compatible with the --region flag
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--tag
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A comma-separated list of tags to apply to the volume. For example, --tag frontend or --tag frontend,backend
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| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute volume | Display commands to manage block storage volumes |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t
|
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u
|
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c
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Specify a custom config file
Default:
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--context
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Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max
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Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5
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--http-retry-wait-max
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Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30
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--http-retry-wait-min
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Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1
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--interactive
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Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false
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--output, -o
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Desired output format [text|json]
Default: text
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--trace
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Show a log of network activity while performing a command
Default: false
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--verbose, -v
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Enable verbose output
Default: false
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