lxc launch
Description: Create and start instances from images Synopsis: Description: Create and start instances from images Examples: Options: Options inherited from parent commands: SEE ALSO: lxc- Command line client fo...

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# `lxc launch`

Create and start instances from images

## Synopsis

Description: Create and start instances from images

    lxc launch [<remote>:]<image> [<remote>:][<name>] [flags]

## Examples

      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

## Options

      -c, --config                Config key/value to apply to the new instance
          --console[="console"]   Immediately attach to the console
      -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