NAME¶

incus-admin-init - Configure the daemon

SYNOPSIS¶

incus admin init [--preseed []] [flags]

DESCRIPTION¶

Description:
Configure the daemon

OPTIONS¶

--auto[=false] ``Automatic (non-interactive) mode

--dump[=false] ``Dump YAML config to stdout

--minimal[=false] ``Minimal configuration (non-interactive)

--network-address="" ``Address to bind to (default: none)

--network-port=-1 ``Port to bind to (default: 8443)

--preseed[=false] ``Pre-seed mode, expects YAML config from stdin

--storage-backend="" ``Storage backend to use (btrfs, dir, lvm or zfs, default: dir)

--storage-create-device="" ``Setup device based storage using DEVICE

--storage-create-loop=-1 ``Setup loop based storage with SIZE in GiB

--storage-pool="" ``Storage pool to use or create

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶

--debug[=false] Show all debug messages

--explain[=false] If the command is valid, explain its parsed arguments instead of running it

--force-local[=false] Force using the local unix socket

-h, --help[=false] Print help

--project="" Override the source project``

-q, --quiet[=false] Don't show progress information

--sub-commands[=false] Use with help or --help to view sub-commands

-v, --verbose[=false] Show all information messages

--version[=false] Print version number

EXAMPLE¶

  init --minimal


  init --auto [--network-address=IP] [--network-port=8443] [--storage-backend=dir]


              [--storage-create-device=DEVICE] [--storage-create-loop=SIZE]


              [--storage-pool=POOL]


  init --preseed [preseed.yaml]


  init --dump

SEE ALSO¶

incus-admin(1)

HISTORY¶

6-May-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra