lxc init
Description: Create instances from images Synopsis: Description: Create instances from images Examples: Options: Options inherited from parent commands: SEE ALSO: lxc- Command line client for LXD.

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# `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