- NAME
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- gcloud deployment-manager deployments create - create a deployment
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud deployment-manager deployments createDEPLOYMENT_NAME(--composite-type=COMPOSITE_TYPE|--config=CONFIG|--template=TEMPLATE) [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--labels=[KEY=VALUE, …]] [--preview] [--properties=[PROPERTIES, …]] [--async|--automatic-rollback-on-error] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- This command inserts (creates) a new deployment based on a provided config file.
- EXAMPLES
- To create a new deployment from a top-level YAML file, run:
gcloud deployment-manager deployments create my-deployment --config = config.yaml --description = "My deployment"To create a new deployment from a top-level template file, run:
gcloud deployment-manager deployments create my-deployment --template = template. { jinja | py } --properties = "string-key:'string-value',integer-key:12345"To create a new deployment directly from a composite type, run:
gcloud deployment-manager deployments create my-deployment --composite-type = <project-id>/composite:<type-name> --properties = "string-key:'string-value',integer-key:12345"To preview a deployment without actually creating resources, run:
gcloud deployment-manager deployments create my-new-deployment --config = config.yaml --previewTo instantiate a deployment that has been previewed, issue an update command for that deployment without specifying a config file.
More information is available at https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs/configuration/ .
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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DEPLOYMENT_NAME - Deployment name.
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- REQUIRED FLAGS
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- Exactly one of these must be specified:
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--composite-type=COMPOSITE_TYPE - Name of a composite type to deploy. For an example of creating and deploying a composite type, see: https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs/configuration/templates/create-composite-types#examplecompositetype
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--config=CONFIG - Filename of a top-level yaml config that specifies resources to deploy. For a guide to creating a configuration, refer to https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs/configuration/create-basic-configuration
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--template=TEMPLATE - Filename of a top-level jinja or python config template.
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- Exactly one of these must be specified:
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--description=DESCRIPTION - Optional description of the deployment to insert.
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--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…] - List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.
Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens (
-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers. -
--preview - Preview the requested create without actually instantiating the underlying resources. (default=False)
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--properties=[PROPERTIES,…] - A comma separated, key:value, map to be used when deploying a template file or composite type directly.
- At most one of these can be specified:
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--async - Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
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--automatic-rollback-on-error - If the create request results in a deployment with resource errors, delete that deployment immediately after creation. (default=False)
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- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha deployment-manager deployments creategcloud beta deployment-manager deployments create
gcloud deployment-manager deployments create
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

