exo-compute-instance

Create a Debian based Compute instance with a disk size of 10GB

$ exo compute instance create --disk-size 10 [instance_name] [[-z|--zone]] [zone] --template '[Linux Debian 12 (Bookworm) 64-bit]'

$ exo compute instance ssh [instance_name|id]

$ exo compute instance list

$ exo compute instance security-group add [instance_name|id] [security_group_name|id]

$ exo compute instance scale [instance_name|id] [instance_type]

$ exo compute instance snapshot create [instance_name|id]

$ exo compute instance snapshot revert [snapshot_id] [instance_name|id]

$ exo compute instance resize-disk [instance_name|id] 20

exo-compute-instance <subcommand> [OPTIONS]

create
    Create a new compute instance

delete
    Delete one or more compute instances

list
    List compute instances in a zone

show
    Show details of a compute instance

start
    Start a stopped compute instance

stop
    Stop a running compute instance

reboot
    Reboot a compute instance

--zone ZONE
    Target Exoscale zone (e.g., ch-dk-2)

--name NAME
    Instance name or ID

--template TEMPLATE
    Disk template UUID or slug

--instance-type TYPE
    Compute instance SKU/size

--key KEY
    SSH key name for access

--output FORMAT
    Output format: table|json|yaml

--force
    Skip confirmation prompts

--help
    Show command help

The exo-compute-instance command is part of the Exoscale CLI (exo), a powerful tool for interacting with the Exoscale Infrastructure-as-a Service (IaaS) platform. It enables users to manage virtual machine (VM) instances, including listing available instances, creating new ones from templates, updating configurations, starting, stopping, rebooting, and deleting them.

Key features include support for specifying instance sizes (SKUs), disk templates, SSH keys, security groups, and private networks. Operations can be targeted to specific zones like de-fra-1 or ch-dk-2. Output formats such as table, JSON, or YAML facilitate scripting and automation.

Authentication is handled via API keys, typically set as environment variables (EXOSCALE_API_KEY and EXOSCALE_API_SECRET). The command integrates seamlessly with other Exoscale services like load balancers and object storage, making it essential for cloud infrastructure management workflows.

Requires valid Exoscale API credentials; operations may incur costs; concurrent modifications can lead to errors; limited to user's account quotas.

Set EXOSCALE_API_KEY and EXOSCALE_API_SECRET env vars or use --api-key / --api-secret flags.

List zones with exo compute zone list; default is first available.

Introduced in Exoscale CLI v1.0 (2019); evolved with platform features like Anti-Affinity Groups in v2.x; actively maintained as open-source on GitHub.

exo-compute-template(1), exo-network(1), exo-storage(1), virsh(1)