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cloudstack CloudStack: cloudstack_instance docs-cloudstack-resource-instance Creates and automatically starts a virtual machine based on a service offering, disk offering, and template.

cloudstack_instance

Creates and automatically starts a virtual machine based on a service offering, disk offering, and template.

Example Usage

resource "cloudstack_instance" "web" {
    ami = "ami-1234"
    instance_type = "m1.small"
    tags {
        Name = "HelloWorld"
    }
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

  • name - (Required) The name of the instance. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

  • display_name - (Optional) The display name of the instance.

  • service_offering - (Required) The service offering used for this instance.

  • network - (Optional) The name of the network to connect this instance to. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

  • ipaddress - (Optional) The IP address to assign to this instance. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

  • template - (Required) The name of the template used for this instance. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

  • zone - (Required) The name of the zone where this instance will be created. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

  • user_data - (Optional) The user data to provide when launching the instance.

  • expunge - (Optional) This determines if the instance is expunged when it is destroyed (defaults false)

Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

  • id - The instance ID.
  • display_name - The display name of the instance.