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tags: [tldr, linux]
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# pct create
> Create LXC containers in Proxmox.
> More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pct.1.html#cli_pct_create>.
- Create a container from a template with 4GB size, give it 512MiB of memory and unlimited access to CPU:
`pct {{[cr|create]}} {{100}} {{local:vztmpl/distro-name.tar.zst}} --rootfs {{local-lvm}}:4`
- Create a container from a template and give it a specific memory limit in megabytes:
`pct {{[cr|create]}} {{100}} {{local:vztmpl/distro-name.tar.zst}} --rootfs {{local-lvm}}:{{4}} --memory {{8192}}`
- Create a container from a template and give it a hostname and a password:
`pct {{[cr|create]}} {{100}} {{local:vztmpl/distro-name.tar.zst}} --rootfs {{local-lvm}}:{{4}} --hostname {{hostname}} --password {{password}}`
- Create a container from a template and give it network access:
`pct {{[cr|create]}} {{100}} {{local:vztmpl/distro-name.tar.zst}} --rootfs {{local-lvm}}:{{4}} --net0 name={{eth0}},bridge={{vmbr0}},ip={{dhcp|manual|10.0.0.1/24}} --features nesting=1`
- Start a container immediately after creation:
`pct {{[cr|create]}} {{100}} {{local:vztmpl/distro-name.tar.zst}} --rootfs {{local-lvm}}:{{4}} --start`