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Create Debian Compute Instance

Exo command syntax to create debian compute instance. Copyable examples, output expectations, and common mistakes.

$
Terminal
exo compute instance create --disk-size 10 <instance_name> -z <zone> --template '<Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit>'

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

exo
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Exo before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<instance_name>
instance name
The value supplied for instance name.
-z
z| zone
The value supplied for z| zone.
<zone>
zone
The value supplied for zone.
<Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit>
Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64 bit
The value supplied for Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64 bit.
--disk-size
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-z
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--template
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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