> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/tools-cli/subcommands/database-as-a-service/mariadb/v2/cluster/create.md). # create Create a MariaDB Cluster ## Usage ``` ionosctl dbaas mariadb-v2 cluster create [flags] ``` ## Aliases For `mariadb-v2` command: ``` [maria-v2 mar-v2 ma-v2] ``` For `cluster` command: ``` [c] ``` For `create` command: ``` [c] ``` ## Description Use this command to create a new MariaDB Cluster. The mode is determined by the number of instances: one instance is standalone, everything else is a replication with one primary and n-1 secondary instances. There are two ways to create a cluster, both requiring the same connection and credential flags (--datacenter-id, --lan-id, --cidr, --user, --password, --database) plus --location: 1. Empty cluster: pass --version (defaults to a supported version) and sizing flags (--instances, --cores, --ram, --storage-size). 2. From a backup: additionally pass --backup-id. The cluster version is taken from the backup (so --version is not needed; if given, it must match the backup's version). Optionally pass --recovery-time to restore to a point in time within the backup's window. ## Options ``` -u, --api-url string Override default host URL. If contains placeholder, location will be embedded. Preferred over the config file override 'mariadbv2' and env var 'IONOS_API_URL' (default "https://mariadb.%s.ionos.com") --backup-id string Create the cluster from this backup instead of empty. The connection/credential flags and --location are still required; the cluster version is taken from the backup -B, --backup-location string The Object Storage location where backups will be stored. For added data safety, use a different location than the cluster (default "eu-central-4") --backup-retention-days int32 Configures how many days cluster backups are retained before being automatically deleted. Minimum: 1, Maximum: 365 (default 30) --cidr string The IP and subnet for the cluster. All IPs must be in a /24 network. e.g.: 192.168.1.100/24 (required) --cols strings Set of columns to be printed on output Available columns: [ClusterId Name DnsName Version Instances State Cores Ram StorageSize Description BackupLocation RetentionDays MaintenanceDay MaintenanceTime LogsEnabled MetricsEnabled DatacenterId LanId Cidr StatusMessage] -c, --config string Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml") --cores int32 The number of CPU cores per instance (default 1) --database string The name of the initial database created for the user (required) --datacenter-id string The unique ID of the Datacenter to connect to your cluster. Must be in the same location as the cluster (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 --instances int32 The total number of instances in the cluster (one primary and n-1 secondary). For a standalone instance, use 1 (default 1) --lan-id string The unique ID of the LAN to connect your cluster to (required) --limit int Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50) -l, --location string Location of the resource to operate on. When unset, list commands query all locations. Can be one of: de/txl, de/fra, es/vit, fr/par, gb/lhr, us/ewr, us/las, us/mci. A facility inside one of these metro regions (e.g. de/fra/1) is also accepted and served by its metro region's endpoint --logs-enabled Enable collection and reporting of logs for this cluster --maintenance-day string Day of the week for the MaintenanceWindow. Defaults to a random day during Mon-Fri. Can be one of: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (default "Random (Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00)") --maintenance-time string Time for the MaintenanceWindow. The MaintenanceWindow is a weekly 4 hour-long window, during which maintenance might occur. e.g.: 16:30:59. Defaults to a random time during 10:00-16:00 (default "Random (Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00)") --metrics-enabled Enable collection and reporting of metrics for this cluster -n, --name string The friendly name of your cluster (default "UnnamedCluster") --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") --password string Password for the initial user (required) --query string JMESPath query string to filter the output -q, --quiet Quiet output --ram string The amount of memory per instance. e.g. --ram 4, --ram 4GB. Minimum 4GB (required) (default "4GB") -R, --recovery-time string Advanced: with --backup-id, restore to a specific point in time WITHIN the backup's recovery window (PITR): 'now', a date, a date-time, or an RFC3339 timestamp (no timezone = UTC). Defaults to the latest point in the window --storage-size string The size of the storage per instance. e.g. --storage-size 10 or --storage-size 10GB (default "10GB") -t, --timeout int Timeout in seconds for --wait and other wait operations (default 600) --user string The initial username (required) -v, --verbose count Increase verbosity level [-v, -vv, -vvv] --version string The MariaDB version of your cluster. Ignored when --backup-id is set (the backup's version is used) (required) (default "10.11") -w, --wait Wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state after the command completes. No-op for list commands ``` ## Examples ``` # Create an empty cluster ionosctl dbaas mariadb-v2 cluster create --location --datacenter-id --lan-id --cidr --user --password --database --version # Create a cluster from an existing backup (version is taken from the backup) ionosctl dbaas mariadb-v2 cluster create --location --datacenter-id --lan-id --cidr --user --password --database --backup-id ``` --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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