create instance

This block is part of the virtualisation group and was last modified in core v13.0.9.

create instance lxdconnection v13.0.9

Creates a instance on the LXD server.

Pin	Pin	Type	Default
flow	`flow`
Connection`required` The LXD connection	`lxdconnection`
Name`required` The name of the instance to create.	`value`
Description`required` The description of the instance to create.	`value`
Instance Type`required` Cloud instance type to emulate with limits.	`value`	`container`
Type`required` The type of the instance to create.	`value`
Config`required` Array of all the configs to set, has to be array with objects that all have fields key and value.	`array`
Source`required` Source represents the creation source for a new instance. Check the service documentation for the fields you can set.	`object`
Devices`required` Object with all the devices for the instance.	`object`
Profiles`required` List of profiles applied to the instance.	`array`
Restore If set, instance will be restored to the provided snapshot name.	`value`
Start after create If this boolean is true the instance will start after it is created.	`condition`
Delete on shutdown If this boolean is true the instance will be deleted after shutdown.	`condition`
Stateful If this boolean is true the instance currently has saved state on disk.	`condition`

Pin	Pin	Type	Example
flow	`flow`
Connection`required` The LXD connection	`lxdconnection`
Success If successful, this pin returns true.	`condition`
Instance The instance that you created.	`object`
Error Error message if the instance could not be created.	`value`

Core Releases

v13.0.9 This block was introduced in v13.0.9, click here to see the release notes.

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