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This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases.

phala cvms <command> [options]

Manage CVMs

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`-v, --version`	Show CLI version
`--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN`	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
`-j, --json, --no-json`	Output in JSON format
`--interactive`	Enable interactive mode for commands that support it
`--cvm-id <value>`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
`--profile PROFILE`	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
`--api-version <value>`	API version to use (e.g. 2025-10-28, 2026-01-21)

phala cvms --help

Command	Description
`attestation`	Get CVM attestation
`delete`	Delete a CVM
`device-allowlist`	Show device allowlist status for a CVM’s app
`get`	Get details of a CVM
`list`	List CVMs
`list-nodes`	List worker nodes
`replicate`	Create a replica of an existing CVM
`resize`	Resize resources for a CVM
`restart`	Restart a CVM
`start`	Start a stopped CVM
`stop`	Stop a running CVM

Command	Description
`create`	Create a new CVM (use “phala deploy” instead)
`logs`	Fetch container logs from a CVM
`serial-logs`	Fetch VM serial console logs from a CVM
`upgrade`	Upgrade a CVM to a new version (use “phala deploy” instead)