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Updated on 07 November, 2025

Creates a new Block Storage volume that can be attached to virtual machines for additional persistent storage


The vultr-cli block-storage create command provisions a new Block Storage volume on Vultr's platform, allowing you to attach additional persistent storage to your virtual machines.

Usage

console
$ vultr-cli block-storage create [flags]

Examples

console
# Full example
$ vultr-cli block-storage create --region='lax' --size=10 --label='your-label'

# Full example with block-type
$ vultr-cli block-storage create --region='lax' --size=10 --block-type='high_perf'

# Shortened with aliased commands
$ vultr-cli bs c -r='lax' -s=10 -l='your-label'

# Shortened with aliased commands and block-type
$ vultr-cli bs c -r='lax' -s=10 -b='high_perf'

Flags

Shorthand Long Version Description
-b --block-type (optional) Block type you want to give the block storage. Possible values: high_perf, storage_opt. Currently defaults to high_perf.
-l --label label you want to give the block storage
-r --region ID of the region in which to create the block storage
-s --size size of the block storage you want to create

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