Here are some common tasks for standard Linodes you can perform with the Linode CLI. A standard Linode uses a Dedicated CPU or Shared CPU Linode Plan.

List your Linodes

List all

Run this basic command to list all of the Linodes on your account—including all Linode plans (types):

linode-cli linodes list

Filter the results

You can also expand the command to filter results to a particular region:

linode-cli linodes list --region us-east

Filtering works on many fields throughout the CLI. Use --help for each action to see which properties are filterable.

Create a Linode

Create a standard Linode

Run this basic command to create a new standard Linode, using a dedicated CPU:

linode-cli linodes create --root_pass mypassword

The defaults you specified when you configured the CLI are used for the new Linode, including the Linode plan (type), region, and image.

Customize a standard Linode

You can override the defaults you set during CLI configuration, by specifying them in the command:

linode-cli linodes create --root_pass mypassword --region us-east --image linode/debian9 --group webservers

If you're not writing a script, it's more secure to use --root_pass without specifying a password. Instead, you'll be prompted to enter a password:

linode-cli linodes create --root_pass

Target a specific Linode

Get the Linode's ID

You need a Linode's linode_id to interact with it. You can get it by listing the Linodes on your account, and then storing the target Linode's id as your linode_id for later use:

export linode_id=<id-string>

View a specific Linode

With the linode_id stored, run this command to view details about it:

linode-cli linodes view $linode_id

Booting your Linode

With the linode_id stored, run each of these commands to boot, reboot, or shut down a Linode, respectively:

linode-cli linodes boot $linode_id
linode-cli linodes reboot $linode_id
linode-cli linodes shutdown $linode_id

View IP address on a Linode

With the linode_id stored, run this command to view a list of available IP addresses for a specific Linode:

linode-cli linodes ips-list $linode_id

Add a private IP address

With the linode_id stored, run this command to add a private IP address to a Linode:

linode-cli linodes ip-add $linode_id --type ipv4 --public false

Create a new disk

With the linode_id stored, run this command to create a new disk on a specific Linode:

linode-cli linodes disk-create $linode_id --size 2700 --root_pass mypassword --filesystem raw --no-defaults

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Even if you set the --filesystem to raw, the defaults you specified when configuring the CLI are used for setting a Linode's disk image for this disk, overriding the filesystem setting. To create a disk without the default image, using only the parameters you send in this command, use the --no-defaults flag.

List all disks

With the linode_id stored, run this command to list all of the provisioned disks on a specific Linode:

linode-cli linodes disks-list $linode_id

Upgrade your Linode

If an upgrade is available for your Linode, the system places it in the migration queue. Then, the system automatically shuts it down, migrates it, and returns to its last state:

linode-cli linodes upgrade $linode_id

Rebuild a Linode

With the linode_id stored, run this command to rebuild a Linode:

linode-cli linodes rebuild $linode_id --image linode/debian9 --root_pass

You can also rebuild your Linode and add a populated authorized_keys file:

linode-cli linodes rebuild $linode_id --image linode/debian9 --root_pass --authorized_keys "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIEC+DOVfw+8Jsw1IPrYCcU9/HCuKayCsV8bXjsHqX/Zq email@example.com"

If your key exists on your filesystem, you can also substitute its value in the CLI command with cat. For example:

linode-cli linodes rebuild $linode_id --image linode/debian9 --root_pass --authorized_keys "$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)"

There's more

Many other actions are available. Use linode-cli linodes --help for a complete list.