docs-v2/content/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/cluster/create.md

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influxctl cluster create	The `influxctl cluster create` command creates an InfluxDB cluster.	influxdb3_clustered parent influxctl cluster	301	true

The influxctl cluster create command creates an {{% product-name omit=" Clustered" %}} cluster.

{{% warn %}} This command is not supported by InfluxDB Clustered.

{{% /warn %}}

Usage

influxctl cluster create [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description
	--region	{{< req >}}: Region to create cluster in
	--category	{{< req >}}: Cluster category (contract, internal, unpaid_poc, paid_poc, or system)
	--ingestor-units	Ingestor units (default is 0)
	--ingestor-granularity	Ingestor granularity (default is 0)
	--compactor-units	Compactor units (default is 0)
	--compactor-granularity	Compactor granularity (default is 0)
	--query-units	Query units (default is 0)
	--query-granularity	Query granularity (default is 0)
-h	--help	Output command help

{{% caption %}} Also see influxctl global flags. {{% /caption %}}

Examples

Create an InfluxDB cluster

influxctl cluster create \
  --region us-west-2 \
  --category internal \
  --ingestor-units 3 \
  --compactor-units 1 \
  --query-units 1 \
  example-cluster-name