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Clone a Linode

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https://api.linode.com//linode/instances//clone

Clone your Linode's existing disks, configuration profiles, and interfaces to another Linode on your account. Consider these points before cloning a Linode:

  • You need the add_linodes grant. Run the List a user's grants operation to see if you have this grant, or talk to your local account administrator for more information.

  • Cloning to a new Linode incurs a charge on your account.

  • If cloning to an existing Linode, any actions currently running or queued need to finish before you can clone to it.

  • You can run up to five concurrent clone operations, from a single Linode. If you exceed this limit, you'll receive an HTTP 400 error.

  • For Linodes using Linode interfaces, the region where you want the clone to live also needs to support Linode interfaces. You can run the GET a region operation to see what's supported. Your user's account settings also need ot be set to allow creation of Linodes with Linode interfaces.

  • Any tags you have set on your source Linode will be cloned to the target Linode.

  • If your source Linode is protected with a resource lock, the lock is not included on the clone. You'll need to add a new resource lock if you want to protect the clone.

  • If the target Linode uses Metadata, with has_user_data set to true, you need to create the clone with metadata.user_data in the request.

  • If the target Linode has a vpc interface on its active legacy configuration profile, and it includes a 1:1 NAT, the resulting clone is configured with an any 1:1 NAT. See the VPC documentation guide for its specifications and limitations.

  • Only next generation network (NGN) data centers (regions) support VLANs. If a VLAN is attached to your Linode and you try to clone it to a non-NGN region, the clone won't start. If a Linode can't be cloned because of an incompatibility, you're prompted to select a different region or contact support. See the VLANs Overview guide for more specifications and limitations.

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linode-cli linodes clone 123 \
  --linode_id 124 \
  --region us-east \
  --type g6-standard-2 \
  --label cloned-linode \
  --backups_enabled true \
  --placement_group.id 528 \
  --disks 25674 \
  --configs 23456 \
  --private_ip true \
  --metadata.user_data I2Nsb3VkLWNvbmZpZw==

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