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# create

## Usage

```
ionosctl compute natgateway rule create [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `natgateway` command:

```
[nat ng]
```

For `rule` command:

```
[r]
```

For `create` command:

```
[c]
```

## Description

Use this command to create a NAT Gateway Rule in a specified NAT Gateway.

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

Required values to run command:

* Data Center Id
* NAT Gateway Id
* Public IP
* Source Subnet

## 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: [NatGatewayRuleId Name Type Protocol SourceSubnet PublicIp TargetSubnet TargetPortRangeStart TargetPortRangeEnd State]
  -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
      --ip ip                  Public IP address of the NAT Gateway Rule (required)
      --limit int              Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
  -n, --name string            Name of the NAT Gateway Rule (default "Unnamed Rule")
      --natgateway-id string   The unique NatGateway Id (required)
      --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")
      --port-range-end int     Target port range end associated with the NAT Gateway Rule (default 1)
      --port-range-start int   Target port range start associated with the NAT Gateway Rule (default 1)
  -p, --protocol string        Protocol of the NAT Gateway Rule. If protocol is 'ICMP' then targetPortRange start and end cannot be set (required) (default "ALL")
      --query string           JMESPath query string to filter the output
  -q, --quiet                  Quiet output
      --source-subnet string   Source subnet of the NAT Gateway Rule (required)
      --target-subnet string   Target subnet or destination subnet of the NAT Gateway Rule
  -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 natgateway rule create --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --natgateway-id NATGATEWAY_ID --name NAME --ip IP_1 --source-subnet SOURCE_SUBNET --target-subnet TARGET_SUBNET
```


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