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This command is deprecated. See the newer alternatives.

Command: `phala cvms create`

phala cvms create [options]

Create a new CVM (use “phala deploy” instead)

Option	Description
`-n, --name <value>`	Name of the CVM
`-c, --compose <value>`	Path to Docker Compose file
`--vcpu <value>`	Virtual CPUs (default: 1)
`--memory <value>`	Memory in MB (default: 2048)
`--disk-size <value>`	Disk size in GB (default: 40)
`--teepod-id <value>`	TEEPod ID (auto-selected if omitted)
`--image <value>`	dstack image version (uses default if omitted)
`-e, --env-file <value>`	Path to environment file
`--skip-env`	Skip env var prompt
`--debug`	Enable debug output

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 create

phala cvms create --name demo --compose ./docker-compose.yml