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# create

## Usage

```
ionosctl compute datacenter create [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `datacenter` command:

```
[d dc vdc]
```

For `create` command:

```
[c]
```

## Description

Use this command to create a Virtual Data Center. You can specify the name, description or location for the object.

Virtual Data Centers are the foundation of the IONOS platform. VDCs act as logical containers for all other objects you will be creating, e.g. servers. You can provision as many Data Centers as you want. Data Centers have their own private network and are logically segmented from each other to create isolation.

Use `--wait` (`-w`) to wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state.

## Options

```
  -u, --api-url string       Override default host URL. Preferred over the config file override 'cloud' and env var 'IONOS_API_URL' (default "https://api.ionos.com")
      --cols strings         Set of columns to be printed on output 
                             Available columns: [DatacenterId Name Location CpuFamily IPv6CidrBlock State Description Version Features SecAuthProtection]
  -c, --config string        Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
  -D, --depth int            Level of detail for response objects (default 1)
  -d, --description string   Description of the Data Center
  -F, --filters strings      Limit results to results containing the specified filter:KEY1=VALUE1,KEY2=VALUE2
  -f, --force                Force command to execute without user input
  -h, --help                 Print usage
      --limit int            Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
  -l, --location string      Location for the Data Center (default "de/txl")
  -n, --name string          Name of the Data Center (default "Unnamed Data Center")
      --no-headers           Don't print table headers when table output is used
      --offset int           Number of items to skip before starting to collect the results
      --order-by string      Property to order the results by
  -o, --output string        Desired output format [text|json|api-json] (default "text")
      --query string         JMESPath query string to filter the output
  -q, --quiet                Quiet output
  -t, --timeout int          Timeout in seconds for --wait and other wait operations (default 600)
  -v, --verbose count        Increase verbosity level [-v, -vv, -vvv]
  -w, --wait                 Wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state after the command completes. No-op for list commands
```

## Examples

```
ionosctl compute datacenter create --name NAME --location LOCATION_ID
ionosctl compute datacenter create --name NAME --location LOCATION_ID --wait
```