openstack

TLDR

List servers

$ openstack server list

Create server

$ openstack server create --flavor [m1.small] --image [ubuntu] --network [net] [name]

List images

$ openstack image list

List flavors

$ openstack flavor list

Show server details

$ openstack server show [server_name]

Delete server

$ openstack server delete [server_name]

SYNOPSIS

openstack [options] command [args]

openstack is the unified CLI for OpenStack cloud services. It provides a single interface to manage compute, storage, networking, and identity services.
Configuration is typically in clouds.yaml or environment variables.

PARAMETERS

server

Compute instance commands.

image

Image commands.

network

Network commands.

volume

Block storage commands.

flavor

Flavor commands.

--os-cloud name

Use cloud config.

-f format

Output format.

CONFIGURATION

$ # ~/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml
clouds:
  mycloud:
    auth:
      auth_url: https://cloud.example.com:5000
      username: user
      password: pass
      project_name: myproject

COMMON COMMANDS

$ openstack server list
openstack image list
openstack network list
openstack volume list
openstack flavor list

CAVEATS

Requires OpenStack credentials. API versions vary by deployment. Large operations may timeout.

HISTORY

The unified OpenStack client was introduced to replace service-specific CLIs (nova, neutron, cinder), providing consistent interface across services.