qm create

Create or restore a virtual machine on QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

• Create a virtual machine:

qm create 100

• Automatically start the machine after creation:

qm create 100 --start 1

• Specify the type of operating system on the machine:

qm create 100 --ostype win10

• Replace an existing machine (requires archiving it):

qm create 100 --archive path/to/backup_file.tar --force 1

• Specify a script that is executed automatically depending on the state of the virtual machine:

qm create 100 --hookscript path/to/script.pl