# exo compute instance create
### Description

This command creates a Compute instance.

Supported Compute instance type families: cpu, gpu, gpu2, memory, standard, storage

Supported Compute instance type sizes: micro, tiny, small, medium, large, extra-large, huge, jumbo, mega, titan

Supported output template annotations: .ID, .Name, .CreationDate, .InstanceType, .Template, .Zone, .AntiAffinityGroups, .DeployTarget, .SecurityGroups, .PrivateInstance, .PrivateNetworks, .ElasticIPs, .PublicIPAssignment, .IPAddress, .IPv6Address, .SSHKey, .DiskSize, .State, .Labels, .SecureBoot, .Tpm, .ReverseDNS, .AppConsistentSnapshot

```
exo compute instance create NAME [flags]
```

### Options

| Option | Description |
|---------|------------|
|`--anti-affinity-group` | instance Anti-Affinity Group NAME\|ID (can be specified multiple times) |
|`--application-consistent-snapshot-enabled` | enable application-consistent snapshots when supported; false disables; omit for template default |
|`--cloud-init` | instance cloud-init user data configuration file path |
|`--cloud-init-compress` | compress instance cloud-init user data |
|`--deploy-target` | instance Deploy Target NAME\|ID |
|`--disk-size` | instance disk size |
|`--help, -h` | help for create |
|`--instance-type` | instance type (format: [FAMILY.]SIZE) |
|`--label` | instance label (format: key=value) |
|`--private-network` | instance Private Network NAME\|ID (can be specified multiple times) |
|`--protection` | enable delete protection |
|`--public-ip` | Configures public IP assignment of the Instances (none\|inet4\|dual). (default: inet4) |
|`--reverse-dns` | Reverse DNS Domain |
|`--secureboot` | enable Secure boot on instance |
|`--security-group` | instance Security Group NAME\|ID (can be specified multiple times) |
|`--ssh-key` | SSH key to deploy on the instance (can be specified multiple times) |
|`--template` | instance template NAME\|ID |
|`--template-visibility` | instance template visibility (public\|private) |
|`--tpm` | enable TPM on instance |
|`--zone, -z` | instance zone |


### Options inherited from parent commands

| Option | Description |
|---------|------------|
|`--config, -C` | Specify an alternate config file [env EXOSCALE_CONFIG] |
|`--output-format, -O` | Output format (table\|json\|text), see "exo output --help" for more information |
|`--output-template` | Template to use if output format is "text" |
|`--quiet, -Q` | Quiet mode (disable non-essential command output) |
|`--timeout` | Per-zone timeout for list operations; -1s disables timeout [env EXOSCALE_TIMEOUT] |
|`--use-account, -A` | Account to use in config file [env EXOSCALE_ACCOUNT] |


### Related Commands

* [instance]({{< ref "../instance">}})	 - Compute instances management