Exo / Create Debian Compute Instance
Create Debian Compute Instance
Exo command syntax to create debian compute instance. Copyable examples, output expectations, and common mistakes.
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Terminal exo compute instance create --disk-size 10 <instance_name> -z <zone> --template '<Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit>' exo compute instance create --disk-size 10 <instance_name> -z <zone> --template '<Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit>' #!/bin/bash
# Create Debian Compute Instance
exo compute instance create --disk-size 10 {{instance_name}} {{[-z|--zone]}} {{zone}} --template '{{Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit}}' import subprocess
# Create Debian Compute Instance
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
cmd = [
"exo",
"compute",
"instance",
"create",
"--disk-size",
"10",
"<instance_name>",
"-z",
"<zone>",
"--template",
"'<Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit>'"
]
try:
print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
except FileNotFoundError:
print("Error: exo not found. Please install it first.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
run_command() Command Breakdown
What each part is doing
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exo - Base Command
- The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Exo before the shell applies any redirect operators.
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<instance_name> - instance name
- The value supplied for instance name.
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-z - z| zone
- The value supplied for z| zone.
-
<zone> - zone
- The value supplied for zone.
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<Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit> - Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64 bit
- The value supplied for Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64 bit.
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--disk-size - Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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-z - Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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--template - Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
Alternative Approaches
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