incus.admin.init(1)

incus.admin.init1

Configure the daemon

Usage

incus admin init [flags]

Overview

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

--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

Examples

  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
  init --dump

History

2-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

From incus-client 6.0.4-2+deb13u10 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.