Add a new disk to an existing Linode. You can create an empty disk to manually configure it later. You can also target a stored image
to build the disk using a pre-configured file system--either through an image you've created or via a StackScript. For added security with all disks, you should supply SSH keys for the disk's root_pass
user, using the authorized_keys
field.
A Linode can have up to 50 disks.
Empty disks
-
When creating an empty disk, a
label
is required. -
The default file system for an empty disk is
ext4
.
Disks created from an image
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A
root_pass
is required for a disk created from a stored image. -
A created disk inherits both the
label
and thefilesystem
from the targetimage
, unless you specify otherwise. -
We offer an example workflow to create a disk using a stored image.
Disks created from a StackScript
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You can run List StackScripts to review available StackScripts.
-
You need to include a StackScript-compatible
image
when creating the disk. Run Get a StackScript to review available images.
linode-cli linodes disk-create 123 \
--size 1300 \
--authorized_keys "ssh-rsa AAAA_valid_public_ssh_key_123456785== user@their-computer" \
--authorized_users "myUser" \
--authorized_users "secondaryUser" \
--root_pass aComplex@Password \
--image "linode/debian9" \
--stackscript_id 10079 \
--stackscript_data '{"gh_username": "linode"}'
<https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli>
linodes:read_write
<https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-started#oauth>