# create

## Usage

```
ionosctl compute lan create [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `lan` command:

```
[l]
```

For `create` command:

```
[c]
```

## Description

Use this command to create a new LAN within a Virtual Data Center on your account. The name, the public option and the Cross-Connect Id can be set.

NOTE: IP Failover is configured after LAN creation using an update command.

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

Required values to run command:

* Data Center Id

## 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: [LanId Name Public PccId IPv6CidrBlock State DatacenterId]
  -c, --config string          Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
      --datacenter-id string   The unique Data Center Id (required)
  -D, --depth int              Level of detail for response objects (default 1)
  -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
      --ipv6-cidr string       The /64 IPv6 Cidr as defined in RFC 4291. It needs to be within the Datacenter IPv6 Cidr Block range. It can also be set to "AUTO" or "DISABLE". (default "DISABLE")
      --limit int              Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
  -n, --name string            The name of the LAN (default "Unnamed LAN")
      --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")
      --pcc-id string          The unique Id of the Cross-Connect the LAN will connect to
  -p, --public                 Indicates if the LAN faces the public Internet (true) or not (false). E.g.: --public=true, --public=false
      --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 lan create --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --name NAME --public=true
```


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