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doctl compute droplet create | DigitalOcean Documentation
doctl compute droplet create
Generated on 2 Sep 2025
from doctl version
v1.141.0
Usage
doctl compute droplet create <droplet-name>... [flags]Aliases
cDescription
Creates a new Droplet on your account. The command requires values for the --size, and --image flags.
To retrieve a list of size slugs, use the doctl compute size list command. To retrieve a list of image slugs, use the doctl compute image list command.
If you do not specify a region, the Droplet is created in the default region for your account. If you do not specify any SSH keys, we email a temporary password to your account’s email address.
Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--backup-policy-hour |
Backup policy hour. Default: 0 |
--backup-policy-plan |
Backup policy frequency plan. |
--backup-policy-weekday |
Backup policy weekday. |
--droplet-agent |
Specifies whether or not the Droplet monitoring agent should be installed. By default, the agent is installed on new Droplets but installation errors are ignored. Set --droplet-agent=false to prevent installation. Set to true to make installation errors fatal.Default: false |
--enable-backups |
Enables backups for the Droplet. By default, backups are created on a daily basis. Default: false |
--enable-ipv6 |
Enables IPv6 support and assigns an IPv6 address to the Droplet Default: false |
--enable-monitoring |
Installs the DigitalOcean agent for additional monitoring Default: false |
--enable-private-networking |
Enables private networking for the Droplet by provisioning it inside of your account’s default VPC for the region Default: false |
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Name, PublicIPv4, PrivateIPv4, PublicIPv6, Memory, VCPUs, Disk, Region, Image, VPCUUID, Status, Tags, Features, Volumes. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--image |
An ID or slug specifying the image to use to create the Droplet, such as ubuntu-20-04-x64. Use the commands under doctl compute image to find additional images. (required) |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--project-id |
The UUID of the project to assign the Droplet to |
--region |
A slug specifying the region to create the Droplet in, such as nyc1. Use the doctl compute region list command for a list of valid regions. |
--size |
A slug indicating the Droplet’s number of vCPUs, RAM, and disk size. For example, s-1vcpu-1gb specifies a Droplet with one vCPU and 1 GiB of RAM. The disk size is defined by the slug’s plan. Run doctl compute size list for a list of valid size slugs and their disk sizes. (required) |
--ssh-keys |
A list of SSH key IDs or fingerprints to embed in the Droplet’s root account upon creation |
--tag-name |
Applies a tag to the Droplet |
--tag-names |
Applies a list of tags to the Droplet |
--user-data |
A shell script to run on the Droplet’s first boot |
--user-data-file |
The path to a file containing a shell script or Cloud-init YAML file to run on the Droplet’s first boot. Example: path/to/file.yaml |
--volumes |
A list of block storage volume IDs to attach to the Droplet |
--vpc-uuid |
The UUID of a non-default VPC to create the Droplet in |
--wait |
Instructs the terminal to wait for the action to complete before returning access to the user Default: false |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute droplet | Manage virtual machines (Droplets) |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |
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